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British Columbia historical census records
Province and territory codes follow the source inventories. Historical boundaries and reporting units change across censuses.
Source tables containing this province code
- 1881_V1T1_CD_202306
- 1881_V1T1_CSD_202306
- 1881_V3T24_CD_202306
- 1881_V3T24_CSD_202306
- 1881_V3T27_CD_202306
- 1881_V3T27_CSD_202306
- 1891_V1T2_CD_202306
- 1891_V1T2_CSD_202306
- 1891_V1T3_CD_202306
- 1891_V1T3_CSD_202306
- 1891_V2T16_CD_202306
- 1891_V2T16_CSD_202306
- 1891_V4T2_CD_202306
- 1891_V4T2_CSD_202306
- 1891_V4T3_CD_202306
- 1891_V4T3_CSD_202306
- 1901_V1T7_CD_202306
- 1901_V1T7_CSD_202306
- 1911_V1T1_PUB_202306
- 1911_V1T2_PUB_202306
- 1911_V2T28_PUB_202306
- 1911_V2T2_PUB_202306
- 1911_V2T7_PUB_202306
- 1921_V1T16_PUB_202306
- 1921_V1T27_PUB_202306
- 1921_V1T38_PUB_202306
- 1921_V3T3_PUB_202306
1871 census geography
1881 census geography
- Cariboo
- Cassiar, Northern Interior
- Clinton, Lillooet
- Coast of main land
- Comox & Alberni
- Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl.
- Esquimalt, Metchosin
- Keithley
- Kootenai
- Lytton and Cache Creek and Spence's Bridge and Kamloops
- Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay
- New Westminster
- Nicola, O’Kanagan
- North
- Omineca
- Osoyoos
- Quesnelmouth
- Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek
- Saanich S & N
- Sooke Lake, Highland, &c.
- South
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Victoria
- Victoria, James Bay Ward—Quartier
- Victoria, Johnson Street Ward—Quartier
- Victoria, Yates Street Ward—Quartier
- Western Coast
- William's Lake and Canoe Creek
- Yale
- Yale and Hope
1891 census geography
- Alberni
- Alexandria
- Alkali Lake
- Big Bar
- Cache Creek
- Cariboo
- Clinton
- Comox
- Comox S
- Cowichan N
- Cowichan S
- Douglas Lake
- Esquimalt
- Gabriola Island
- Goldstream and Sooke
- Grand Prairie
- Hope
- Kamloops
- Keithley Creek
- Kootenay, Lower
- Kootenay, Upper
- Lac La Hache
- Lake and High Land
- Lightning Creek
- Lillooet
- Lytton
- Mayne Island
- Metchosen
- Mountain
- Nanaimo
- New Westminster
- New Westminster
- New Westminster, City—Cité
- Nicola
- Okanagan Mission
- Osoyoos
- Priest’s Valley
- Princeton
- Quesnelle
- Richfield
- Saanich N & S
- Salt Spring Island
- Spallumcheen
- Spence’s Bridge
- Vancouver
- Vancouver, City—Cité
- Victoria
- Victoria
- Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier
- Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier
- Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier
- West Shore
- Williams’ Lake
- Yale
- Yale
1901 census geography
- Alberni
- Bennett & Atlin
- Burrard
- Cariboo
- Cassiar (Skeena)
- Cassiar (Stikine)
- Chilliwak
- Comox
- Cowichan
- Delta
- Dewdney
- Esquimalt (part)
- Esquimalt (part)
- Kootenay, E., North Riding—Div. Nord
- Kootenay, E., South Riding—Div. Sud
- Kootenay, W.—O., Nelson Riding—Div
- Kootenay, W.—O., Revelstoke Riding—Div
- Kootenay, W.—O., Rossland Riding—Div
- Kootenay, W.—O., Slocan Riding—Div
- Lillooet, East—Est
- Lillooet, West—Ouest
- Metchosin
- Nanaimo, City—Cité
- Nanaimo, North—Nord
- Nanaimo, South—Sud
- New Westminster
- New Westminster, City—Cité
- Richmond
- Vancouver
- Vancouver, City—Cité
- Victoria
- Victoria
- Victoria, City—Cité
- Victoria, North—Nord
- Victoria, South—Sud
- Yale & Cariboo
- Yale, East—Est
- Yale, North—Nord
- Yale, West—Ouest
1911 census geography
- Alberni
- Atlin
- Cariboo
- Chilliwack
- Chilliwack c
- Columbia
- Comox
- Comox-Atlin
- Cowichan
- Cranbrook
- Cranbrook c
- Cumberland c
- Delta
- Dewdney
- Enderby c
- Esquimalt
- Fernie
- Fernie c
- Grand Forks
- Grand Forks c
- Greenwood
- Greenwood c
- Hastings townsite, Vancouver c pt
- Kamloops
- Kamloops c
- Kaslo
- Kaslo c
- Kelowna c
- Kootenay
- Ladysmith c including South Oyster
- Lillooet
- Lot 301, Vancouver c pt
- Merritt c
- Nanaimo
- Nanaimo c
- Nanaimo suburbs
- Nelson c
- New Westminster
- New Westminster c
- Newcastle
- Okanagan
- Phoenix c
- Point Grey
- Prince Rupert c
- Revelstoke
- Revelstoke c
- Richmond pt
- Richmond pt
- Rossland c
- Saanich
- Sandon c
- Similkameen
- Skeena
- Slocan
- The Islands
- Trail c
- Vancouver City
- Vancouver N
- Vancouver S
- Vancouver c pt
- Vernon c
- Victoria City
- Victoria c
- Yale & Cariboo
- Yale pt
- Yale pt
- Ymir
1921 census geography
- Alberni
- Alberni, C
- Armstrong, C
- Atlin
- Burrard
- Cariboo
- Cariboo
- Chilliwack
- Chilliwack, C
- Columbia
- Comox
- Comox-Alberni
- Courtenay, C
- Cowichan
- Cranbrook
- Cranbrook, C
- Cumberland, C
- Delta
- Dewdney
- Duncan, C
- Enderby, C
- Esquimalt
- Fernie
- Fernie, C
- Fort George
- Fraser Valley
- Grand Forks
- Grand Forks, C
- Greenwood
- Greenwood, C
- Indian Reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Indian reserves
- Kamloops
- Kamloops, C
- Kaslo
- Kaslo, C
- Kelowna, C
- Kootenay East
- Kootenay West
- Ladysmith including South Oyster, C
- Lillooet
- Merritt, C
- Nanaimo
- Nanaimo and suburbs, C
- Nelson, C
- New Westminster
- New Westminster, C
- Newcastle
- North Vancouver
- North Vancouver, C
- Okanagan
- Point Grey
- Port Alberni, C
- Port Coquitlam, C
- Port Moody, C
- Prince George, C
- Prince Rupert, C
- Revelstoke
- Revelstoke, C
- Richmond (pt)
- Richmond (pt)
- Rossland, C
- Saanich
- Salmon Arm, C
- Similkameen
- Skeena
- Skeena
- Slocan
- South Vancouver
- The Islands
- Trail, C
- Vancouver (pt), C
- Vancouver Centre
- Vancouver Centre (Vancouver city (pt))
- Vancouver South
- Vernon, C
- Victoria City
- Victoria City
- West Vancouver
- Yale
- Yale (pt)
- Yale (pt)
- Ymir