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New Westminster, British Columbia (1891–1891)
New Westminster was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in 1 census between 1891 and 1891.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 21,839 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Predecessors
- split off from Bennett & Atlin in 1901
- split off from Cassiar (Stikine) in 1901
- split off from Cassiar (Skeena) in 1901
- split off from Richmond in 1901
- split off from Delta in 1901
- split off from Chilliwack in 1901
- incorporates territory from South in 1891
- incorporates territory from North in 1891
- incorporates territory from Coast of main land in 1891
- incorporates territory from Cassiar, Northern Interior in 1891
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC002001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.