Ymir, British Columbia (1911 census)
Ymir was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 8,934. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3572327. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.409°N, 117.269°W.
Population
In 1911, Ymir had a population of 8,934: 5,671 male and 3,263 female residents. Population density was 2.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 8,934 |
| 1921 | 7,656 |
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 contained Kootenay, W.—O., Nelson Riding—Div, 1901 (55.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ymir, 1921 (79.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ymir shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,263 |
| POP M | 5,671 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2.49 |
| POP TOT | 8,934 |
Other recorded variables (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 40 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,992 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,294,300 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3,584.84 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 242 |
| BAPTISTS | 272 |
| BELGIAN | 13 |
| BRETHREN | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,735 |
| BRIT IRISH | 752 |
| BRIT OTHER | 94 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,395 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 153 |
| CHRISTIANS | 34 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 77 |
| DUTCH | 49 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,901 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 1,527 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 1,622 |
| F WIDOWED | 108 |
| FAMILIES | 2,099 |
| FRENCH | 277 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 400 |
| GREEK | 6 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 14 |
| HINDU | 30 |
| INDIAN | 182 |
| ITALIAN | 205 |
| JAPANESE | 62 |
| JEWISH | 4 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 555 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 1,865 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 21 |
| M SINGLE | 3,667 |
| M WIDOWED | 116 |
| MENNONITES | 59 |
| METHODISTS | 832 |
| MORMONS | 22 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| POLISH | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,567 |
| PROTESTANTS | 85 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,482 |
| RUSSIAN | 1,553 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 30 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 522 |
| SWISS | 15 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 230 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1,852 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC009007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC211004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3572327
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir_(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). "Ymir, British Columbia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/ymir-bc009007-1911/.