Nanaimo, City—Cité, British Columbia (1891 census)
Nanaimo, City—Cité was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,512. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16461. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.081°N, 124.253°W.
Population
In 1891, Nanaimo, City—Cité had a population of 6,512: 4,217 male and 2,295 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,512 |
| 1901 | 6,130 |
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 Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay, 1881 (77.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nanaimo, City—Cité, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nanaimo, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,512 total population, 4,217 males, 2,295 females, 2,279 married persons, 1,426 families, 1,368 married males, 911 married females, 195 widowed persons, 102 widowed males, 93 widowed females, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,038 single persons under 18, 2,747 single males under 18, 1,291 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,501 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,383 occupied houses, 1,336 houses, 1,326 houses built of wood, 1,093 houses of 1 story, 349 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 277 houses of 4 rooms, 255 houses of 5 rooms, 235 houses of 2 stories, 180 houses of 2 rooms, 150 houses of 3 rooms, 78 houses of 1 room, 70 uninhabited houses, 47 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 38 houses under construction, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses built of brick, 8 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,537 acres of land in farms, 24,988 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,529 bushels of potatoes, 18,369 bushels of turnips, 11,953 chickens, 11,906 pounds of homemade butter, 6,887 bushels of oats, 6,677 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,585 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,333 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,860 tons of hay, 1,586 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,252 cattle killed or sold, 1,198 sheep, 1,119 bushels of spring wheat, 1,085 acres of hay crops, 1,017 swine, 989 swine slaughtered or sold, 872 acres of improved land in farms, 607 other cattle, 584 bushels of peas, 555 occupants of farms, 550 milk cows, 536 acres of farmland under crops, 437 bushels of winter wheat, 436 horses aged over 3 years, 399 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 336 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 331 farm occupants who own their land, 325 ducks, 275 bushels of barley, 217 farm occupants who rent their land, 172 acres of oats, 156 acres of potatoes, 149 geese, 111 turkeys, 105 acres of wheat, 86 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 73 acres of turnips, 67 oxen, 58 other fowl, 56 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 acres of barley, 7 employees on farms, 3 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q16461
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo
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, City—Cité, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/nanaimo-city-cit-bc003011-1891/.