Newcastle, British Columbia (1911 census)
Newcastle was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.062°N, 124.184°W.
Population
In 1911, Newcastle had a population of 2,094: 1,361 male and 733 female residents. Population density was 3.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,094 |
| 1921 | 4,178 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Nanaimo, South—Sud, 1901 (69.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Newcastle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 733 |
| POP M | 1,361 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.35 |
| POP TOT | 2,094 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 617 |
| AREA ACRES | 399,840 |
| AREA SQ MI | 624.75 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 119 |
| BAPTISTS | 54 |
| BELGIAN | 38 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 810 |
| BRIT IRISH | 76 |
| BRIT OTHER | 135 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 408 |
| CHINESE | 309 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 420 |
| F MARRIED | 303 |
| F SINGLE | 411 |
| F WIDOWED | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 424 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 32 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| HINDU | 11 |
| ITALIAN | 45 |
| JAPANESE | 28 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 50 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 605 |
| M SINGLE | 737 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 210 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 500 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 242 |
| RUSSIAN | 19 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 30 |
| SWISS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 19 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 318 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC010003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Newcastle, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/newcastle-bc010003-1911/.