Goldstream and Sooke, British Columbia (1891 census)
Goldstream and Sooke was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.411°N, 123.647°W.
Population
In 1891, Goldstream and Sooke had a population of 3,270: 1,911 male and 1,359 female residents. Population density was 50.7 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 Sooke Lake, Highland, &c., 1881 (11.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Goldstream and Sooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 699 |
| Number of families | 699 |
| Number of females | 1,359 |
| Number of males | 1,911 |
| Number of married females | 680 |
| Number of married males | 824 |
| Number of married persons | 1,504 |
| Number of widowed females | 138 |
| Number of widowed males | 87 |
| Number of widowed persons | 225 |
| POP F | 1,359 |
| POP M | 1,911 |
| POP TOT | 3,270 |
| Total population | 3,270 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,000 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,541 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,264 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 322 |
| Number of houses | 377 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 377 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 74 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 353 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 129 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 21 |
| Number of occupied houses | 699 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 94 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 197 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,805 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,723 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 537 |
| Acres of hay crops | 811 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 734 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,262 |
| Acres of oats | 332 |
| Acres of potatoes | 139 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 128 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,620 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 967 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,990 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,552 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| HAY AC | 811 |
| HAY TONS | 1,334 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 117 |
| Number of chickens | 7,046 |
| Number of ducks | 307 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 314 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 211 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 72 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 356 |
| Number of milk cows | 544 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 329 |
| Number of other cattle | 798 |
| Number of other fowl | 156 |
| Number of oxen | 217 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 155 |
| Number of sheep | 1,324 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 313 |
| Number of swine | 335 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 496 |
| Number of turkeys | 83 |
| OAT AC | 332 |
| OAT BU | 11,620 |
| PEA BU | 967 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 12,990 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,748 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 580 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,756 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,334 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,278 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 109 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,756 |
| CATTLE KS | 117 |
| CHEESE LB | 7 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 541 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,000 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,541 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,748 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 72 |
| DUCKS | 307 |
| FAMILIES | 699 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 580 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 211 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,046 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 356 |
| HOUSES | 377 |
| HOUSES CON | 21 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 78 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 353 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 129 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 94 |
| HOUSES W | 377 |
| INF 11 A | 155 |
| MD FEM | 680 |
| MD MALE | 824 |
| MD TOT | 1,504 |
| MILK COWS | 544 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 314 |
| OC TOT | 329 |
| OTHER FOWL | 156 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 798 |
| OTHERS | 3,264 |
| SHEEP | 1,324 |
| SHEEP KS | 313 |
| SUP AM | 734 |
| SUP FOR | 11,723 |
| SUP JV | 197 |
| SUP PAT | 4,805 |
| SUP SC | 537 |
| SUP TOT | 17,262 |
| SWINE | 335 |
| SWINE KS | 496 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 699 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 3,552 |
| TURKEY | 83 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 322 |
| WID FEM | 138 |
| WID MALE | 87 |
| WID TOT | 225 |
| WORKING OX | 217 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003007— 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). "Goldstream and Sooke, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/goldstream-and-sooke-bc003007-1891/.