New Westminster, C, British Columbia (1911–1921)
New Westminster, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q876122, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 13,199 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 14,495 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Eppes Cormack | 1796–1868 | died here |
| William Irving | 1816–1872 | died here |
| L. J. (Louis Joseph) d' Herbomez | 1822–1890 | died here |
| Douglas Brymner | 1823–1902 | died here |
| Paul Durieu | 1830–1899 | died here |
| Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth) Herring | 1851–1916 | died here |
| Allan McLean | 1855–1881 | died here |
| Richard McBride Canadian politician (1870-1917) | 1870–1917 | born here |
| Terrance Stanley Fox | 1958–1981 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213004— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 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.