Comox S, British Columbia (1891 census)
Comox S was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 140. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.884°N, 125.558°W.
Population
In 1891, Comox S had a population of 140: 84 male and 56 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Comox S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.60 |
| FAM NO | 39 |
| Number of families | 39 |
| Number of females | 56 |
| Number of males | 84 |
| Number of married females | 14 |
| Number of married males | 17 |
| Number of married persons | 31 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 56 |
| POP M | 84 |
| POP TOT | 140 |
| Total population | 140 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 39 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 62 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 101 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 140 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 36 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 36 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 32 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 37 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,310 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,987 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 148 |
| Acres of hay crops | 238 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 179 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,476 |
| Acres of oats | 96 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 20 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,050 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,060 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,745 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 175 |
| HAY AC | 238 |
| HAY TONS | 455 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 1,474 |
| Number of ducks | 30 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 41 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 22 |
| Number of milk cows | 153 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 41 |
| Number of other cattle | 183 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 1,088 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 472 |
| Number of swine | 182 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 111 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 96 |
| OAT BU | 3,050 |
| PEA BU | 253 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,060 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,455 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 455 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT FALL BU | 175 |
| WHT SP BU | 178 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,110 |
| CATTLE KS | 76 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 39 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 62 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 101 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,455 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 39 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,474 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 22 |
| HOUSES | 36 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 36 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 14 |
| MD MALE | 17 |
| MD TOT | 31 |
| MILK COWS | 153 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC P | 41 |
| OC TOT | 41 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 183 |
| OTHERS | 140 |
| SHEEP | 1,088 |
| SHEEP KS | 472 |
| SUP AM | 179 |
| SUP FOR | 7,987 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 1,310 |
| SUP SC | 148 |
| SUP TOT | 9,476 |
| SWINE | 182 |
| SWINE KS | 111 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 37 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,745 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003003— 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 S, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/comox-s-bc003003-1891/.