Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl., British Columbia (1881 census)
Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl. was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.826°N, 123.899°W.
Population
In 1881, Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl. had a population of 848: 461 male and 387 female residents. Population density was 1.2 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mayne Island, 1891 (5.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Salt Spring Island, 1891 (13.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 219 |
| Number of families | 219 |
| Number of females | 387 |
| Number of males | 461 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 233 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 848 |
| Total population | 848 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 595 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 218 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,639 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of wheat | 160 |
| BAR BU | 977 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 977 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,350 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,513 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,732 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,050 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,718 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,032 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 320 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 1,639 |
| HAY TONS | 2,937 |
| OAT BU | 14,350 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,732 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 22,050 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,937 |
| WHT AC | 160 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,718 |
| WHT WTR BU | 320 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 264 |
| C UNMD M | 331 |
| C UNMD TOT | 595 |
| D OCC | 218 |
| FEMALE | 387 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 218 |
| H UNINH | 40 |
| MALE | 461 |
| MD F | 115 |
| MD M | 118 |
| MD TOT | 233 |
| NUMBER CD | 192 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,513 |
| TUR BU | 25,032 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC192003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC192003— 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 1881 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). "Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl., British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cowichin-salt-spring-isl-bc192003-1881/.