Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay, British Columbia (1881 census)
Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,803. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.124°N, 124.276°W.
Population
In 1881, Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay had a population of 2,803: 1,794 male and 1,009 female residents.
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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gabriola Island, 1891 (1.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mountain, 1891 (18.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nanaimo, City—Cité, 1891 (77.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,803 total population, 1,794 males, 1,009 females, 819 married persons, 674 families, 470 married males, 349 married females, 65 widowed persons, 46 widowed males, 19 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,919 single persons under 18, 1,278 single males under 18, 641 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 674 occupied houses, 656 inhabited houses, 105 uninhabited houses, 16 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,207 bushels of turnips, 21,915 bushels of potatoes, 13,082 bushels of oats, 3,568 bushels of other root crops, 1,365 tons of hay, 811 acres of hay crops, 319 bushels of spring wheat, 267 bushels of peas and beans, 250 bushels of rye, 121 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of corn, 13 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,422 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC192001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC192001— 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 1881 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). "Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/nana-mo-noonas-bay-bc192001-1881/.