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 0.9 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,983,680 area in acres, 4,662 area in square miles, 4,134 total population, 2,772 males in the population, 1,935 single (never-married) males, 1,362 females in the population, 993 families, 762 married males, 674 single (never-married) females, 610 married females, 77 widowed females, 69 widowed males, 4 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.89 population per square mile. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 990 persons of British origin (English), 651 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 572 persons of British origin (Irish), 207 persons of German origin, 159 persons of Swiss origin, 127 persons of French origin, 121 persons of Scandinavian origin, 94 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 91 persons of Chinese origin, 85 persons of Italian origin, 56 persons of British origin (other), 20 persons of Russian origin, 19 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin. 899 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). 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 4 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,486 Roman Catholics, 764 Anglicans (Church of England), 629 Presbyterians, 500 Methodists, 337 Lutherans, 172 Baptists, 155 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 22 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 22 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 19 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Congregationalists, 9 Jews, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 985 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.