Cowichan N, British Columbia (1891 census)
Cowichan N was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 921. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.814°N, 124.340°W.
Population
In 1891, Cowichan N had a population of 921: 588 male and 333 female residents. Population density was 1.0 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cowichan, 1901 (69.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cowichan N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 185 |
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 333 |
| Number of males | 588 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 263 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 333 |
| POP M | 588 |
| POP TOT | 921 |
| Total population | 921 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 204 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 623 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 19 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 902 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses | 172 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 172 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 135 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 185 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 170 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,699 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,963 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 449 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,104 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 619 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,281 |
| Acres of oats | 266 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 38 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 670 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 670 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,222 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,216 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,758 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,029 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,779 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 227 |
| HAY AC | 1,104 |
| HAY TONS | 2,188 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 185 |
| Number of chickens | 3,783 |
| Number of ducks | 175 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 138 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 216 |
| Number of milk cows | 487 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 467 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 1,272 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 435 |
| Number of swine | 361 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 227 |
| Number of turkeys | 36 |
| OAT AC | 266 |
| OAT BU | 11,222 |
| PEA BU | 2,216 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 6,758 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,351 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,170 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,558 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,188 |
| WHT AC | 38 |
| WHT FALL BU | 227 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,029 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,558 |
| CATTLE KS | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 419 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 623 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,351 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 175 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,170 |
| FRN CA | 19 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,783 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 216 |
| HOUSES | 172 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 135 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 172 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 263 |
| MILK COWS | 487 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 138 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 467 |
| OTHERS | 902 |
| SHEEP | 1,272 |
| SHEEP KS | 435 |
| SUP AM | 619 |
| SUP FOR | 20,963 |
| SUP JV | 170 |
| SUP PAT | 4,699 |
| SUP SC | 449 |
| SUP TOT | 26,281 |
| SWINE | 361 |
| SWINE KS | 227 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 185 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 11,779 |
| TURKEY | 36 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 13 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003004— 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). "Cowichan N, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cowichan-n-bc003004-1891/.