Trail, C, British Columbia (1911 census)
Trail, C was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,460. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1808502. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.077°N, 117.706°W.
Population
In 1911, Trail, C had a population of 1,460: 980 male and 480 female residents. Population density was 1455.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,460 |
| 1921 | 3,020 |
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 Kootenay, W.—O., Rossland Riding—Div, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Trail, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 480 |
| POP M | 980 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,403.85 |
| POP TOT | 1,460 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 239 |
| AREA ACRES | 665 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.04 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 222 |
| BAPTISTS | 45 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 247 |
| BRIT IRISH | 80 |
| BRIT OTHER | 31 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 240 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 2 |
| CHINESE | 28 |
| CHRISTIANS | 11 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DWELLINGS | 327 |
| F MARRIED | 221 |
| F SINGLE | 243 |
| F WIDOWED | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 347 |
| FRENCH | 39 |
| GERMAN | 49 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 63 |
| ITALIAN | 373 |
| LUTHERANS | 74 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 390 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 574 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 85 |
| POLISH | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 286 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 590 |
| RUSSIAN | 15 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 47 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 79 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1808502
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_(Canada)
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). "Trail, C, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/trail-c-bc009015-1911/.