New Westminster, City—Cité, British Columbia (1901 census)
New Westminster, City—Cité was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,499. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q876122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.213°N, 122.910°W.
Population
In 1901, New Westminster, City—Cité had a population of 6,499: 3,960 male and 2,539 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,678 |
| 1901 | 6,499 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, New Westminster, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 6,499 total population, 3,960 males, 2,539 females, 2,452 single males, 1,489 single females, 1,431 married males, 1,234 families, 919 married females, 127 widowed females, 74 widowed males, 4 divorced females, 3 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,206 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 3,700 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Brymner | 1823–1902 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC002004— 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 1901 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, City—Cité, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/new-westminster-city-cit-bc002004-1901/.