Richmond (pt), British Columbia (1911 census)
Richmond (pt) was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,248. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q236837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.200°N, 123.040°W.
Population
In 1911, Richmond (pt) had a population of 7,248: 4,837 male and 2,411 female residents. Population density was 83.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 7,248 |
| 1921 | 17,708 |
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 Richmond, 1901 (10.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Richmond (pt) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,282 |
| POP F | 2,411 |
| POP M | 4,837 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 80.53 |
| POP TOT | 7,248 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 13 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,643 |
| AREA ACRES | 57,600 |
| AREA SQ MI | 90 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 48 |
| BAPTISTS | 287 |
| BELGIAN | 2 |
| BRETHREN | 20 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,385 |
| BRIT IRISH | 688 |
| BRIT OTHER | 92 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,032 |
| CHINESE | 635 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 20 |
| DUTCH | 27 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,507 |
| F MARRIED | 1,165 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 1,170 |
| F WIDOWED | 73 |
| FAMILIES | 1,551 |
| FRENCH | 111 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 201 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 11 |
| HINDU | 106 |
| INDIAN | 77 |
| ITALIAN | 17 |
| JAPANESE | 1,176 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 220 |
| M DIVORCED | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 1,913 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 83 |
| M SINGLE | 2,778 |
| M WIDOWED | 60 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 886 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| NEGRO | 41 |
| PAGANS | 222 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,413 |
| PROTESTANTS | 48 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 472 |
| RUSSIAN | 89 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 25 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 149 |
| SWISS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 354 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1,914 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC011004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q236837
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_(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). "Richmond (pt), British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/richmond-pt-bc011004-1911/.