Esquimalt, Metchosin, British Columbia (1881 census)
Esquimalt, Metchosin was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.400°N, 123.526°W.
Population
In 1881, Esquimalt, Metchosin had a population of 614: 372 male and 242 female residents.
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 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Metchosin, 1891 (56.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Esquimalt (part), 1891 (43.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Esquimalt, Metchosin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 614 total population, 372 males, 242 females, 209 married persons, 160 families, 107 married males, 102 married females, 26 widowed persons, 17 widowed males, 9 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 379 single persons under 18, 248 single males under 18, 131 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 159 inhabited houses, 159 occupied houses, 100 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 19,580 bushels of turnips, 7,754 bushels of potatoes, 7,577 bushels of oats, 2,731 bushels of spring wheat, 1,203 bushels of other root crops, 900 tons of hay, 725 bushels of barley, 716 bushels of winter wheat, 630 acres of hay crops, 180 acres of wheat, 175 bushels of peas and beans, 65 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 614 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC191005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC191005— 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). "Esquimalt, Metchosin, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/esquimalt-metchosin-bc191005-1881/.