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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q6823363. 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 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 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 215 total population, 126 males, 89 females, 85 married persons, 49 families, 45 married males, 40 married females, 14 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 116 single persons under 18, 74 single males under 18, 42 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 215 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 45 occupied houses, 36 houses, 36 houses built of wood, 32 houses of 1 story, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,114 acres of land in farms, 5,890 bushels of oats, 5,269 bushels of turnips, 4,934 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,826 pounds of homemade butter, 4,122 bushels of potatoes, 3,819 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,851 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,369 chickens, 1,292 sheep, 665 bushels of spring wheat, 596 tons of hay, 595 sheep slaughtered or sold, 464 acres of hay crops, 329 acres of improved land in farms, 295 acres of farmland under crops, 270 bushels of winter wheat, 185 acres of oats, 185 bushels of barley, 185 bushels of peas, 137 milk cows, 134 other cattle, 115 swine, 111 swine slaughtered or sold, 95 turkeys, 77 ducks, 66 horses aged over 3 years, 55 cattle killed or sold, 45 acres of wheat, 42 occupants of farms, 36 acres of potatoes, 35 farm occupants who own their land, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 geese, 19 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q6823363
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/.