Saanich, British Columbia (1911 census)
Saanich was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.536°N, 123.414°W.
Population
In 1911, Saanich had a population of 6,026: 3,662 male and 2,364 female residents. Population density was 60.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 6,026 |
| 1921 | 14,693 |
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 contained Victoria, 1901 (20.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Saanich, 1921 (79.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Saanich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,364 |
| POP M | 3,662 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 97.19 |
| POP TOT | 6,026 |
Other recorded variables (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 10 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,487 |
| AREA ACRES | 39,680 |
| AREA SQ MI | 62 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 23 |
| BAPTISTS | 249 |
| BELGIAN | 2 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3,073 |
| BRIT IRISH | 456 |
| BRIT OTHER | 93 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 956 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 716 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 68 |
| DUTCH | 20 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,303 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 1,009 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 1,240 |
| F WIDOWED | 112 |
| FAMILIES | 1,313 |
| FRENCH | 78 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 98 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 21 |
| HINDU | 89 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 44 |
| JAPANESE | 19 |
| LUTHERANS | 94 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 1,286 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 329 |
| M SINGLE | 1,993 |
| M WIDOWED | 51 |
| METHODISTS | 586 |
| NEGRO | 10 |
| POLISH | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 794 |
| PROTESTANTS | 231 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 391 |
| RUSSIAN | 25 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 38 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 63 |
| SWISS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 244 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1,017 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC010004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC212004— 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). "Saanich, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/saanich-bc010004-1911/.