Mayne Island, British Columbia (1891 census)
Mayne Island was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.796°N, 123.227°W.
Population
In 1891, Mayne Island had a population of 197: 132 male and 65 female residents. Population density was 5.4 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 Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl., 1881 (5.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cowichan, 1901 (2.8% share).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.90 |
| FAM NO | 51 |
| Number of families | 51 |
| Number of females | 65 |
| Number of males | 132 |
| Number of married females | 25 |
| Number of married males | 31 |
| Number of married persons | 56 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 65 |
| POP M | 132 |
| POP TOT | 197 |
| Total population | 197 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 38 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 97 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 135 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 197 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 47 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 39 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 51 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,980 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,919 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 236 |
| Acres of hay crops | 167 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 300 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,199 |
| Acres of oats | 83 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 355 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,919 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,316 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,201 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,298 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,348 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 167 |
| HAY TONS | 341 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 46 |
| Number of chickens | 1,532 |
| Number of ducks | 145 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 18 |
| Number of milk cows | 81 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 52 |
| Number of other cattle | 111 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 1,914 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 996 |
| Number of swine | 180 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 190 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 83 |
| OAT BU | 4,919 |
| PEA BU | 2,316 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 3,201 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,114 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,670 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,362 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 341 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,298 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,362 |
| CATTLE KS | 46 |
| CHEESE LB | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 97 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 135 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,114 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 145 |
| FAMILIES | 51 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,670 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,532 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 18 |
| HOUSES | 47 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 39 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 47 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 25 |
| MD MALE | 31 |
| MD TOT | 56 |
| MILK COWS | 81 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 47 |
| OC TOT | 52 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 111 |
| OTHERS | 197 |
| SHEEP | 1,914 |
| SHEEP KS | 996 |
| SUP AM | 300 |
| SUP FOR | 12,919 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 1,980 |
| SUP SC | 236 |
| SUP TOT | 15,199 |
| SWINE | 180 |
| SWINE KS | 190 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 51 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 3,348 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003009— 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). "Mayne Island, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/mayne-island-bc003009-1891/.