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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 740 total population, 475 males, 265 females, 227 married persons, 170 families, 119 married males, 108 married females, 25 widowed persons, 19 widowed males, 6 widowed females, 4.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 488 single persons under 18, 337 single males under 18, 151 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 738 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 161 occupied houses, 130 houses, 124 houses built of wood, 84 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 2 stories, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses built of brick, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,662 acres of land in farms, 6,458 pounds of homemade butter, 4,460 bushels of turnips, 4,250 bushels of potatoes, 3,825 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,556 chickens, 3,180 bushels of oats, 3,116 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,413 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,800 bushels of spring wheat, 920 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 709 tons of hay, 596 cattle killed or sold, 465 sheep, 424 acres of improved land in farms, 339 acres of hay crops, 279 acres of farmland under crops, 269 swine slaughtered or sold, 224 ducks, 204 other cattle, 197 milk cows, 170 bushels of winter wheat, 168 acres of wheat, 148 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 145 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 140 swine, 112 horses aged over 3 years, 82 geese, 79 occupants of farms, 68 acres of oats, 61 turkeys, 53 farm occupants who own their land, 44 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 acres of potatoes, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.