Skeena, British Columbia (1911 census)
Skeena was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 18,120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 54.363°N, 127.418°W.
Population
In 1911, Skeena had a population of 18,120: 13,147 male and 4,973 female residents. Population density was 0.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 18,120 |
| 1921 | 12,588 |
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 Cassiar (Skeena), 1901 (80.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Skeena, 1921 (85.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Skeena shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 10,971 |
| POP F | 4,973 |
| POP M | 13,147 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 0.24 |
| POP TOT | 18,120 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 52 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,756 |
| AREA ACRES | 48,600,074 |
| AREA SQ MI | 75,937.61 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 358 |
| BAPTISTS | 190 |
| BELGIAN | 14 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,598 |
| BRIT IRISH | 751 |
| BRIT OTHER | 85 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,341 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 46 |
| CHINESE | 1,050 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 37 |
| DUTCH | 30 |
| DWELLINGS | 3,395 |
| F DIVORCED | 3 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 7 |
| F MARRIED | 2,190 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 149 |
| F SINGLE | 2,259 |
| F WIDOWED | 365 |
| FAMILIES | 4,039 |
| FRENCH | 249 |
| FRIENDS | 6 |
| GERMAN | 322 |
| GREEK | 90 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 858 |
| HINDU | 50 |
| INDIAN | 7,899 |
| ITALIAN | 410 |
| JAPANESE | 1,352 |
| JEWISH | 13 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,112 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 3,802 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 147 |
| M SINGLE | 8,871 |
| M WIDOWED | 323 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 3,313 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| NEGRO | 6 |
| PAGANS | 822 |
| POLISH | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,646 |
| PROTESTANTS | 11 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,695 |
| RUSSIAN | 322 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 312 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 992 |
| SWISS | 14 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1,117 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2,741 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC008005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC214002— 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). "Skeena, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/skeena-bc008005-1911/.