Metchosin, British Columbia (1891 census)
Metchosin was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 215. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.372°N, 123.564°W.
Population
In 1891, Metchosin had a population of 215: 126 male and 89 female residents. Population density was 8.5 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Esquimalt, Metchosin, 1881 (56.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Metchosin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 49 |
| Number of families | 49 |
| Number of females | 89 |
| Number of males | 126 |
| Number of married females | 40 |
| Number of married males | 45 |
| Number of married persons | 85 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 89 |
| POP M | 126 |
| POP TOT | 215 |
| Total population | 215 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 42 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 74 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 116 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 215 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 36 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 36 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 45 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,851 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,934 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 295 |
| Acres of hay crops | 464 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 329 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,114 |
| Acres of oats | 185 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 185 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,890 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,122 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,269 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 270 |
| HAY AC | 464 |
| HAY TONS | 596 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 55 |
| Number of chickens | 1,369 |
| Number of ducks | 77 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 35 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 66 |
| Number of milk cows | 137 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 42 |
| Number of other cattle | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 1,292 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 595 |
| Number of swine | 115 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 111 |
| Number of turkeys | 95 |
| OAT AC | 185 |
| OAT BU | 5,890 |
| PEA BU | 185 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 4,122 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,819 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,826 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 596 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT FALL BU | 270 |
| WHT SP BU | 665 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,826 |
| CATTLE KS | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 42 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 74 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 116 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,819 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 77 |
| FAMILIES | 49 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,369 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 66 |
| HOUSES | 36 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 36 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 40 |
| MD MALE | 45 |
| MD TOT | 85 |
| MILK COWS | 137 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 35 |
| OC TOT | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 134 |
| OTHERS | 215 |
| SHEEP | 1,292 |
| SHEEP KS | 595 |
| SUP AM | 329 |
| SUP FOR | 4,934 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 2,851 |
| SUP SC | 295 |
| SUP TOT | 8,114 |
| SWINE | 115 |
| SWINE KS | 111 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 45 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 5,269 |
| TURKEY | 95 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004005— 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 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). "Metchosin, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/metchosin-bc004005-1891/.