Nanaimo, British Columbia (1891 census)
Nanaimo was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,512. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.081°N, 124.253°W.
Population
In 1891, Nanaimo had a population of 6,512: 4,217 male and 2,295 female residents. Population density was 7.5 people per square mile.
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 Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay, 1881 (77.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nanaimo c, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nanaimo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 1,426 |
| Number of families | 1,426 |
| Number of females | 2,295 |
| Number of males | 4,217 |
| Number of married females | 911 |
| Number of married males | 1,368 |
| Number of married persons | 2,279 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 102 |
| Number of widowed persons | 195 |
| POP F | 2,295 |
| POP M | 4,217 |
| POP TOT | 6,512 |
| Total population | 6,512 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,747 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,038 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,501 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 47 |
| Number of houses | 1,336 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,326 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 78 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1,093 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 180 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 235 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 150 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 277 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 255 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 349 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 38 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,383 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 70 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 336 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,677 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,988 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 536 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,085 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 872 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,537 |
| Acres of oats | 172 |
| Acres of potatoes | 156 |
| Acres of turnips | 73 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 275 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,887 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 584 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,529 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,119 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,369 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 437 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,085 |
| HAY TONS | 1,860 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,252 |
| Number of chickens | 11,953 |
| Number of ducks | 325 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 331 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 217 |
| Number of geese | 149 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 436 |
| Number of milk cows | 550 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 555 |
| Number of other cattle | 607 |
| Number of other fowl | 58 |
| Number of oxen | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 399 |
| Number of sheep | 1,198 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,333 |
| Number of swine | 1,017 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 989 |
| Number of turkeys | 111 |
| OAT AC | 172 |
| OAT BU | 6,887 |
| PEA BU | 584 |
| POT AC | 156 |
| POT BU | 20,529 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,585 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,586 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,906 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,860 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT FALL BU | 437 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,119 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 86 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,906 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,252 |
| CHEESE LB | 56 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,747 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,038 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,585 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 325 |
| FAMILIES | 1,426 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,586 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 149 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,953 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 436 |
| HOUSES | 1,336 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES CON | 38 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 255 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 277 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1,093 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 349 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 150 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 180 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 235 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 70 |
| HOUSES W | 1,326 |
| INF 11 A | 399 |
| MD FEM | 911 |
| MD MALE | 1,368 |
| MD TOT | 2,279 |
| MILK COWS | 550 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 217 |
| OC P | 331 |
| OC TOT | 555 |
| OTHER FOWL | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 607 |
| OTHERS | 6,501 |
| SHEEP | 1,198 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,333 |
| SUP AM | 872 |
| SUP FOR | 24,988 |
| SUP JV | 336 |
| SUP PAT | 6,677 |
| SUP SC | 536 |
| SUP TOT | 32,537 |
| SWINE | 1,017 |
| SWINE KS | 989 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,383 |
| TUR AC | 73 |
| TUR BU | 18,369 |
| TURKEY | 111 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 47 |
| WID FEM | 93 |
| WID MALE | 102 |
| WID TOT | 195 |
| WORKING OX | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003011— 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). "Nanaimo, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/nanaimo-bc003011-1891/.