Vancouver S, British Columbia (1911 census)
Vancouver S was a township in British Columbia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 16,126. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.228°N, 123.070°W.
Population
In 1911, Vancouver S had a population of 16,126: 8,942 male and 7,184 female residents. Population density was 500.2 people per square mile.
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 Richmond, 1901 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Vancouver S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,520 |
| POP F | 7,184 |
| POP M | 8,942 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 500.19 |
| POP TOT | 16,126 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 58 |
| ANGLICANS | 5,017 |
| AREA ACRES | 20,636 |
| AREA SQ MI | 32.24 |
| BAPTISTS | 925 |
| BRETHREN | 74 |
| CHRISTIANS | 35 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 186 |
| DISCIPLES | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 3,889 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 3,468 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 3,489 |
| F WIDOWED | 221 |
| FAMILIES | 3,981 |
| FRIENDS | 10 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| JEWS | 14 |
| LUTHERANS | 575 |
| M DIVORCED | 3 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 3,803 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| M SINGLE | 5,018 |
| M WIDOWED | 109 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 3,047 |
| MORMONS | 22 |
| PAGANS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4,126 |
| PROTESTANTS | 139 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,104 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 137 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 137 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 502 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC012002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC012002— 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). "Vancouver S, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/vancouver-s-bc012002-1911/.