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New Westminster, City—Cité, British Columbia (1891–1921)
New Westminster, City—Cité was a city in British Columbia, recorded in 4 censuses between 1891 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 grew substantially across the period (from 6,678 in 1891 to 14,495 in 1921).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,678 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 6,499 | View 1901 detail → |
| 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).
Boundary lineage
Successors
- later split into North in 1891
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.