Comox, British Columbia (1891 census)
Comox was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.274°N, 127.050°W.
Population
In 1891, Comox had a population of 548: 323 male and 225 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 548 |
| 1901 | 3,493 |
| 1911 | 9,422 |
| 1921 | 14,018 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Comox shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 127 |
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 225 |
| Number of males | 323 |
| Number of married females | 84 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 169 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 225 |
| POP M | 323 |
| POP TOT | 548 |
| Total population | 548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 132 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 364 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 545 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 31 |
| Number of houses | 99 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 99 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 44 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 130 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,345 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,181 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 479 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,356 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 554 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,080 |
| Acres of oats | 358 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 130 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,869 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,515 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,889 |
| BWT BU | 8 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,356 |
| HAY TONS | 2,165 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 330 |
| Number of chickens | 2,954 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 128 |
| Number of milk cows | 593 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 762 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 558 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 182 |
| Number of swine | 481 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 325 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 358 |
| OAT BU | 16,869 |
| PEA BU | 242 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 10,515 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,081 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,225 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,165 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 665 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 132 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 364 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,081 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| GRA BU | 71 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,954 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 128 |
| HOUSES | 99 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 99 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 84 |
| MD MALE | 85 |
| MD TOT | 169 |
| MILK COWS | 593 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 762 |
| OTHERS | 545 |
| SHEEP | 558 |
| SHEEP KS | 182 |
| SUP AM | 554 |
| SUP FOR | 10,181 |
| SUP JV | 75 |
| SUP PAT | 4,345 |
| SUP SC | 479 |
| SUP TOT | 15,080 |
| SWINE | 481 |
| SWINE KS | 325 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 130 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 15,889 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 31 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208002— 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 1891 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). "Comox, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/comox-bc003002-1891/.