Slocan, British Columbia (1911 census)
Slocan was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,905. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2957635. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.854°N, 117.652°W.
Population
In 1911, Slocan had a population of 2,905: 2,045 male and 860 female residents. Population density was 1.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,905 |
| 1921 | 3,804 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Slocan 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 1,126,080 area in acres, 2,905 total population, 2,045 males in the population, 1,759.50 area in square miles, 1,407 single (never-married) males, 860 females in the population, 689 families, 599 married males, 434 single (never-married) females, 401 married females, 38 widowed males, 24 widowed females, 1.65 population per square mile, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 907 persons of British origin (English), 541 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 332 persons of British origin (Irish), 306 persons of German origin, 174 persons of French origin, 169 persons of Scandinavian origin, 152 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 78 persons of Italian origin, 52 persons of Russian origin, 44 persons of British origin (other), 43 persons of Dutch origin, 41 persons of Chinese origin, 10 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Swiss origin, 6 persons of Belgian 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 5 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Hindu"; in 1911 this label denoted South Asian origin (not religious identification). Reflects period British-colonial conflation of religion and ethnicity; modern usage of "Hindu" is religious. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 685 Anglicans (Church of England), 664 Presbyterians, 598 Roman Catholics, 327 Methodists, 308 Lutherans, 92 Baptists, 89 Mennonites, 66 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 42 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 35 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 18 Congregationalists, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Adventists, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 684 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2957635
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slocan,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slocan_(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). "Slocan, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/slocan-bc009006-1911/.