New Westminster, City—Cité, British Columbia (1911 census)
New Westminster, City—Cité 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, City—Cité had a population of 13,199: 7,997 male and 5,202 female residents. Population density was 13158.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, New Westminster, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 6,499 |
| POP F | 5,202 |
| POP M | 7,997 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,199.83 |
| POP TOT | 13,199 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 9 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,955 |
| AREA ACRES | 3,840 |
| AREA SQ MI | 6 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 73 |
| BAPTISTS | 784 |
| BELGIAN | 3 |
| BRETHREN | 40 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,538 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,900 |
| BRIT OTHER | 72 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,918 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 609 |
| CHRISTIANS | 87 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 39 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 8 |
| DUTCH | 16 |
| DWELLINGS | 2,240 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 5 |
| F MARRIED | 2,146 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 23 |
| F SINGLE | 2,759 |
| F WIDOWED | 268 |
| FAMILIES | 2,428 |
| FRENCH | 285 |
| FRIENDS | 4 |
| GERMAN | 416 |
| GREEK | 47 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 72 |
| HINDU | 74 |
| INDIAN | 37 |
| ITALIAN | 292 |
| JAPANESE | 367 |
| JEWISH | 12 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 568 |
| M DIVORCED | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 2,968 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 177 |
| M SINGLE | 4,709 |
| M WIDOWED | 136 |
| METHODISTS | 2,348 |
| MORMONS | 31 |
| NEGRO | 21 |
| PAGANS | 72 |
| POLISH | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3,066 |
| PROTESTANTS | 199 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,646 |
| RUSSIAN | 78 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 90 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 565 |
| SWISS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 844 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1,052 |
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, City—Cité, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/new-westminster-city-cit-bc011007-1911/.