Cowichan S, British Columbia (1891 census)
Cowichan S was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.575°N, 124.134°W.
Population
In 1891, Cowichan S had a population of 413: 283 male and 130 female residents. Population density was 0.5 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cowichan S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 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 | 114 |
| Number of families | 114 |
| Number of females | 130 |
| Number of males | 283 |
| Number of married females | 55 |
| Number of married males | 76 |
| Number of married persons | 131 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 130 |
| POP M | 283 |
| POP TOT | 413 |
| Total population | 413 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 72 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 200 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 272 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 407 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 28 |
| Number of houses | 84 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 84 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 54 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,357 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,945 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 138 |
| Acres of hay crops | 639 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 226 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,528 |
| Acres of oats | 84 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,226 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,105 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,158 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| HAY AC | 639 |
| HAY TONS | 1,042 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 91 |
| Number of chickens | 2,558 |
| Number of ducks | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 87 |
| Number of geese | 145 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 25 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 76 |
| Number of milk cows | 219 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 87 |
| Number of other cattle | 228 |
| Number of oxen | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 208 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 56 |
| Number of swine | 176 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 98 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 84 |
| OAT BU | 3,226 |
| PEA BU | 336 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 4,105 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 386 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,702 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,042 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 195 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,702 |
| CATTLE KS | 91 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 272 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 386 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 25 |
| DUCKS | 100 |
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.60 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 145 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,558 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 76 |
| HOUSES | 84 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 84 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 55 |
| MD MALE | 76 |
| MD TOT | 131 |
| MILK COWS | 219 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC P | 87 |
| OC TOT | 87 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 228 |
| OTHERS | 407 |
| SHEEP | 208 |
| SHEEP KS | 56 |
| SUP AM | 226 |
| SUP FOR | 13,945 |
| SUP JV | 88 |
| SUP PAT | 2,357 |
| SUP SC | 138 |
| SUP TOT | 16,528 |
| SWINE | 176 |
| SWINE KS | 98 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 112 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 5,158 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 28 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003005— 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 S, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cowichan-s-bc003005-1891/.