New Westminster, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
New Westminster, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 13,199. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q876122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.212°N, 122.923°W.
Population
In 1911, New Westminster, C had a population of 13,199: 7,997 male and 5,202 female residents. Population density was 2199.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 13,199 |
| 1921 | 14,495 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, New Westminster, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 13,199 total population, 7,997 males in the population, 5,202 females in the population, 4,709 single (never-married) males, 3,840 area in acres, 2,968 married males, 2,759 single (never-married) females, 2,428 families, 2,199.83 population per square mile, 2,146 married females, 268 widowed females, 177 males with marital status not given, 136 widowed males, 23 females with marital status not given, 7 divorced males, 6 area in square miles, 5 legally separated females, 1 divorced females. 6,499 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 4,538 persons of British origin (English), 2,918 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,900 persons of British origin (Irish), 609 persons of Chinese origin, 565 persons of Scandinavian origin, 416 persons of German origin, 292 persons of Italian origin, 285 persons of French origin, 78 persons of Russian origin, 73 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 72 persons of British origin (other), 47 persons of Greek origin, 19 persons of Polish origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 37 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 21 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 12 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 74 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Hindu"; in 1911 this label denoted South Asian origin (not religious identification). Reflects period British-colonial conflation of religion and ethnicity; modern usage of "Hindu" is religious., 367 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,066 Presbyterians, 2,955 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,348 Methodists, 1,646 Roman Catholics, 1,052 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 844 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 784 Baptists, 568 Lutherans, 199 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 90 Salvation Army adherents, 87 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 72 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 40 Brethren, 39 Congregationalists, 31 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 13 Jews, 9 Adventists, 8 Disciples of Christ, 4 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 72 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,240 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth) Herring | 1851–1916 | died here |
| Richard McBride Canadian politician (1870-1917) | 1870–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC011007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q876122
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "New Westminster, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/new-westminster-c-bc011007-1911/.