Okanagan, British Columbia (1911 census)
Okanagan was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 11,275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.194°N, 119.064°W.
Population
In 1911, Okanagan had a population of 11,275: 6,998 male and 4,277 female residents. Population density was 3.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 11,275 |
| 1921 | 13,621 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Okanagan, 1921 (91.8% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Armstrong, C, 1921 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Okanagan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 4,277 |
| POP M | 6,998 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2.82 |
| POP TOT | 11,275 |
Other recorded variables (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 170 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,566 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,554,400 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3,991.25 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 64 |
| BAPTISTS | 679 |
| BELGIAN | 42 |
| BRETHREN | 11 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 5,032 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,489 |
| BRIT OTHER | 116 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,554 |
| CHINESE | 248 |
| CHRISTIANS | 72 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 75 |
| DISCIPLES | 15 |
| DUTCH | 73 |
| DWELLINGS | 2,479 |
| F MARRIED | 1,815 |
| F SINGLE | 2,320 |
| F WIDOWED | 142 |
| FAMILIES | 2,529 |
| FRENCH | 414 |
| FRIENDS | 6 |
| GERMAN | 537 |
| GREEK | 30 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 36 |
| HINDU | 12 |
| INDIAN | 19 |
| ITALIAN | 176 |
| JAPANESE | 94 |
| LUTHERANS | 320 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 2,147 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 4,732 |
| M WIDOWED | 114 |
| MENNONITES | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 1,773 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PAGANS | 1 |
| POLISH | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,701 |
| PROTESTANTS | 12 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,114 |
| RUSSIAN | 56 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 36 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 161 |
| SWISS | 46 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 91 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 662 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC014006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218003— 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). "Okanagan, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/okanagan-bc014006-1911/.