Dawson, C, Yukon (1911 census)
Dawson, C was a city in Yukon, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,013. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q372324. The administrative centroid was at approximately 64.060°N, 139.415°W.
Population
In 1911, Dawson, C had a population of 3,013: 2,303 male and 710 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,013 |
| 1921 | 975 |
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 Yukon, 1901 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Dawson, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 9,142 |
| POP F | 710 |
| POP M | 2,303 |
| POP TOT | 3,013 |
Other recorded variables (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DWELLINGS | 1,582 |
| F DIVORCED | 10 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 372 |
| F SINGLE | 284 |
| F WIDOWED | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 1,610 |
| M DIVORCED | 15 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 575 |
| M SINGLE | 1,659 |
| M WIDOWED | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
YT217002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_YT219002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q372324
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_City
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_de_Dawson
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). "Dawson, C, Yukon (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/yt/dawson-c-yt217002-1911/.