Metchosin, British Columbia (1901 census)
Metchosin was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 160. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.372°N, 123.564°W.
Population
In 1901, Metchosin had a population of 160: 105 male and 55 female residents. Population density was 6.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 215 |
| 1901 | 160 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Esquimalt, 1911 (2.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Metchosin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 34 |
| Number of females | 55 |
| Number of males | 105 |
| Number of married females | 23 |
| Number of married males | 30 |
| Number of single females | 29 |
| Number of single males | 70 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP F | 55 |
| POP M | 105 |
| POP TOT | 160 |
| Total population | 160 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 34 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 15,162 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 15,162 |
| FAMILIES | 34 |
| HOUSES | 34 |
| MARRIED F | 23 |
| MARRIED M | 30 |
| SINGLE F | 29 |
| SINGLE M | 70 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004002_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 1901 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). "Metchosin, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/metchosin-bc004002-1901/.