Lake and High Land, British Columbia (1891 census)
Lake and High Land was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.511°N, 123.457°W.
Population
In 1891, Lake and High Land had a population of 335: 232 male and 103 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 Sooke Lake, Highland, &c., 1881 (8.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Victoria, North—Nord, 1901 (49.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lake and High Land shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 335 total population, 232 males, 110 married persons, 103 females, 75 families, 71 married males, 39 married females, 17 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 5 widowed females, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 208 single persons under 18, 149 single males under 18, 59 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 333 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 75 occupied houses, 63 houses, 63 houses built of wood, 58 houses of 1 story, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 12 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,226 bushels of oats, 11,359 acres of land in farms, 9,346 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,305 pounds of homemade butter, 9,155 bushels of potatoes, 8,222 sheep, 7,947 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5,146 chickens, 2,700 bushels of turnips, 1,695 other cattle, 1,533 cattle killed or sold, 1,332 tons of hay, 1,274 bushels of spring wheat, 1,269 acres of farmland in pasture, 789 acres of hay crops, 744 acres of improved land in farms, 716 swine, 650 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 636 acres of farmland under crops, 610 ducks, 555 swine slaughtered or sold, 510 bushels of barley, 508 turkeys, 428 acres of oats, 383 bushels of winter wheat, 372 geese, 267 milk cows, 240 bushels of peas, 157 horses aged over 3 years, 108 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 occupants of farms, 59 acres of wheat, 58 acres of potatoes, 49 other fowl, 47 farm occupants who own their land, 32 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 acres of turnips, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 acres of barley, 7 employees on farms, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003008— 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). "Lake and High Land, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/lake-and-high-land-bc003008-1891/.