Similkameen, British Columbia (1911 census)
Similkameen was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.407°N, 119.730°W.
Population
In 1911, Similkameen had a population of 4,134: 2,772 male and 1,362 female residents. Population density was 0.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,134 |
| 1921 | 7,457 |
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 contained Similkameen, 1921 (63.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Similkameen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,362 |
| POP M | 2,772 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.89 |
| POP TOT | 4,134 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 764 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,983,680 |
| AREA SQ MI | 4,662 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 94 |
| BAPTISTS | 172 |
| BELGIAN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 990 |
| BRIT IRISH | 572 |
| BRIT OTHER | 56 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 651 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 4 |
| CHINESE | 91 |
| CHRISTIANS | 22 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 12 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 19 |
| DWELLINGS | 985 |
| F MARRIED | 610 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 674 |
| F WIDOWED | 77 |
| FAMILIES | 993 |
| FRENCH | 127 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 207 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 22 |
| INDIAN | 899 |
| ITALIAN | 85 |
| JEWISH | 9 |
| JEWS | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 337 |
| M DIVORCED | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 762 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 1,935 |
| M WIDOWED | 69 |
| METHODISTS | 500 |
| MORMONS | 3 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 629 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,486 |
| RUSSIAN | 20 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 121 |
| SWISS | 159 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 19 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 155 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC014007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC218004— 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). "Similkameen, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/similkameen-bc014007-1911/.