Rossland, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Rossland, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,826. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1973819. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.083°N, 117.800°W.
Population
In 1911, Rossland, C had a population of 2,826: 1,622 male and 1,204 female residents. Population density was 942.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,826 |
| 1921 | 2,097 |
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 Kootenay, W.—O., Rossland Riding—Div, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Rossland, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,826 total population, 1,920 area in acres, 1,622 males in the population, 1,204 females in the population, 958 single (never-married) males, 942 population per square mile, 706 families, 631 single (never-married) females, 624 married males, 523 married females, 48 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 5 males with marital status not given, 3 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 965 persons of British origin (English), 451 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 370 persons of British origin (Irish), 200 persons of Scandinavian origin, 193 persons of Italian origin, 161 persons of Russian origin, 154 persons of French origin, 102 persons of German origin, 78 persons of Chinese origin, 70 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 33 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 2 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. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 699 Roman Catholics, 535 Methodists, 496 Presbyterians, 469 Anglicans (Church of England), 339 Lutherans, 109 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 69 Baptists, 40 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 37 Brethren, 26 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Congregationalists, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 700 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1973819
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossland,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossland_(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). "Rossland, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/rossland-c-bc009013-1911/.