Prince Rupert, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Prince Rupert, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,184. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1015639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.311°N, 130.316°W.
Population
In 1911, Prince Rupert, C had a population of 4,184: 3,030 male and 1,154 female residents. Population density was 892.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,184 |
| 1921 | 6,393 |
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, Prince Rupert, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,184 total population, 3,030 males in the population, 3,000 area in acres, 2,075 single (never-married) males, 1,154 females in the population, 932 families, 893 married males, 892.68 population per square mile, 589 married females, 520 single (never-married) females, 50 widowed males, 34 widowed females, 11 divorced females, 8 divorced males, 4.69 area in square miles, 4 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 899 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 887 persons of British origin (English), 521 persons of British origin (Irish), 426 persons of Scandinavian origin, 236 persons of German origin, 229 persons of Italian origin, 228 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 157 persons of French origin, 85 persons of Russian origin, 57 persons of Chinese origin, 46 persons of Greek origin, 36 persons of British origin (other), 17 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of Swiss origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Polish origin. 31 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 18 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 12 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,019 Presbyterians, 900 Roman Catholics, 630 Anglicans (Church of England), 425 Lutherans, 337 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 296 Methodists, 274 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 262 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 166 Baptists, 31 Jews, 21 Congregationalists, 19 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 7 Adventists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 866 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC008007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC214004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1015639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert_(Colombie-Britannique)
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). "Prince Rupert, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/prince-rupert-c-bc008007-1911/.