Esquimalt (part), British Columbia (1891 census)
Esquimalt (part) was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 740. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.436°N, 123.477°W.
Population
In 1891, Esquimalt (part) had a population of 740: 475 male and 265 female residents. Population density was 38.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 740 |
| 1901 | 1,191 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Esquimalt, Metchosin, 1881 (43.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Esquimalt (part) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 265 |
| Number of males | 475 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 265 |
| POP M | 475 |
| POP TOT | 740 |
| Total population | 740 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 488 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 738 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 31 |
| Number of houses | 130 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 124 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 84 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 145 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,825 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,413 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 279 |
| Acres of hay crops | 339 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 424 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,662 |
| Acres of oats | 68 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 168 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,180 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,800 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,460 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 170 |
| HAY AC | 339 |
| HAY TONS | 709 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 596 |
| Number of chickens | 3,556 |
| Number of ducks | 224 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 82 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 112 |
| Number of milk cows | 197 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 204 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 465 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,116 |
| Number of swine | 140 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 269 |
| Number of turkeys | 61 |
| OAT AC | 68 |
| OAT BU | 3,180 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,250 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 148 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 920 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,458 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 709 |
| WHT AC | 168 |
| WHT FALL BU | 170 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,800 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,458 |
| CATTLE KS | 596 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 488 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 148 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 224 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 920 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 82 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,556 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 112 |
| HOUSES | 130 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 84 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 124 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 108 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 227 |
| MILK COWS | 197 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 53 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 204 |
| OTHERS | 738 |
| SHEEP | 465 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,116 |
| SUP AM | 424 |
| SUP FOR | 2,413 |
| SUP JV | 145 |
| SUP PAT | 3,825 |
| SUP SC | 279 |
| SUP TOT | 6,662 |
| SWINE | 140 |
| SWINE KS | 269 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 161 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 4,460 |
| TURKEY | 61 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 31 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004001_1891— 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). "Esquimalt (part), British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/esquimalt-part-bc004004-1891/.