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 2.5 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 Indian reserves, 1921 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ymir, 1921 (79.9% 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,294,300 area in acres, 8,934 total population, 5,671 males in the population, 3,667 single (never-married) males, 3,584.84 area in square miles, 3,263 females in the population, 2,099 families, 1,865 married males, 1,622 single (never-married) females, 1,527 married females, 116 widowed males, 108 widowed females, 21 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given, 2.49 population per square mile, 2 divorced males, 2 legally separated females, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,735 persons of British origin (English), 1,553 persons of Russian origin, 1,395 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 752 persons of British origin (Irish), 522 persons of Scandinavian origin, 400 persons of German origin, 277 persons of French origin, 242 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 205 persons of Italian origin, 153 persons of Chinese origin, 94 persons of British origin (other), 49 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of Swiss origin, 13 persons of Belgian origin, 13 persons of Polish origin, 6 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 182 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 30 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., 62 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,992 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,852 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1,567 Presbyterians, 1,482 Roman Catholics, 832 Methodists, 555 Lutherans, 272 Baptists, 230 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 85 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 77 Congregationalists, 59 Mennonites, 40 Adventists, 34 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 30 Salvation Army adherents, 22 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 14 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 10 Brethren, 6 Jews, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,901 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Vasil’Evich Verigin | 1859–1924 | died here |
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/.