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 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 1.5 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 860 |
| POP M | 2,045 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1.65 |
| POP TOT | 2,905 |
Other recorded variables (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 685 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,126,080 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1,759.50 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 152 |
| BAPTISTS | 92 |
| BELGIAN | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 907 |
| BRIT IRISH | 332 |
| BRIT OTHER | 44 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 541 |
| CHINESE | 41 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 18 |
| DUTCH | 43 |
| DWELLINGS | 684 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 401 |
| F SINGLE | 434 |
| F WIDOWED | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 689 |
| FRENCH | 174 |
| GERMAN | 306 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 42 |
| HINDU | 5 |
| ITALIAN | 78 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 308 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 599 |
| M SINGLE | 1,407 |
| M WIDOWED | 38 |
| MENNONITES | 89 |
| METHODISTS | 327 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| POLISH | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 664 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 598 |
| RUSSIAN | 52 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 169 |
| SWISS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 35 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 66 |
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: 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). "Slocan, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/slocan-bc009006-1911/.