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. Population density was 13.8 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 (0.0% 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 242 |
| Number of males | 372 |
| Number of married females | 102 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 614 |
| Total population | 614 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 131 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 379 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 159 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 100 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 630 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of wheat | 180 |
| BAR BU | 725 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 725 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,577 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,203 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,754 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,731 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19,580 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 716 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 630 |
| HAY TONS | 900 |
| OAT BU | 7,577 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 175 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 7,754 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 900 |
| WHT AC | 180 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,731 |
| WHT WTR BU | 716 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 131 |
| C UNMD M | 248 |
| C UNMD TOT | 379 |
| D OCC | 159 |
| FEMALE | 242 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 159 |
| H UNINH | 100 |
| MALE | 372 |
| MD F | 102 |
| MD M | 107 |
| MD TOT | 209 |
| NUMBER CD | 191 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,203 |
| TUR BU | 19,580 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
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/.