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 density was 2008.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,678 |
| 1901 | 6,499 |
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, New Westminster, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 4 |
| Number of divorced males | 3 |
| Number of families | 1,234 |
| Number of females | 2,539 |
| Number of males | 3,960 |
| Number of married females | 919 |
| Number of married males | 1,431 |
| Number of single females | 1,489 |
| Number of single males | 2,452 |
| Number of widowed females | 127 |
| Number of widowed males | 74 |
| POP F | 2,539 |
| POP M | 3,960 |
| POP TOT | 6,499 |
| Total population | 6,499 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,206 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 3,700 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 3,700 |
| DIVORCED F | 4 |
| DIVORCED M | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 1,234 |
| HOUSES | 1,206 |
| MARRIED F | 919 |
| MARRIED M | 1,431 |
| SINGLE F | 1,489 |
| SINGLE M | 2,452 |
| WIDOWED F | 127 |
| WIDOWED M | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002004— 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 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/.