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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q6823363. 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 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 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 160 total population, 105 males, 70 single males, 55 females, 34 families, 30 married males, 29 single females, 23 married females, 5 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 34 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 15,162 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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: Q6823363
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/.