Saanich N & S, British Columbia (1891 census)
Saanich N & S was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.621°N, 123.408°W.
Population
In 1891, Saanich N & S had a population of 610: 362 male and 248 female residents. Population density was 13.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 488 |
| 1891 | 610 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Victoria, North—Nord, 1901 (50.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Saanich N & S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 119 |
| Number of families | 119 |
| Number of females | 248 |
| Number of males | 362 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of married persons | 189 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 248 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP TOT | 610 |
| Total population | 610 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 152 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 401 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 602 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 15 |
| Number of houses | 97 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 97 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 64 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 160 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,456 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,753 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,096 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,185 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,256 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,465 |
| Acres of oats | 1,158 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 611 |
| BAR AC | 88 |
| BAR BU | 3,697 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,697 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,337 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,525 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,776 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,965 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,913 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,653 |
| HAY AC | 1,185 |
| HAY TONS | 1,617 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 94 |
| Number of chickens | 6,909 |
| Number of ducks | 176 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 86 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 149 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 74 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 214 |
| Number of milk cows | 357 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 116 |
| Number of other cattle | 423 |
| Number of other fowl | 113 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 965 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 686 |
| Number of swine | 1,076 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,042 |
| Number of turkeys | 52 |
| OAT AC | 1,158 |
| OAT BU | 48,337 |
| PEA BU | 6,525 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 11,776 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,380 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 845 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,655 |
| RYE BU | 180 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,617 |
| WHT AC | 611 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,653 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,965 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,655 |
| CATTLE KS | 94 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 152 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 249 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 401 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,380 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 74 |
| DUCKS | 176 |
| FAMILIES | 119 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 845 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 149 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,909 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 214 |
| HOUSES | 97 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 97 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 87 |
| MD MALE | 102 |
| MD TOT | 189 |
| MILK COWS | 357 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 86 |
| OC TOT | 116 |
| OTHER FOWL | 113 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 423 |
| OTHERS | 602 |
| SHEEP | 965 |
| SHEEP KS | 686 |
| SUP AM | 2,256 |
| SUP FOR | 12,753 |
| SUP JV | 160 |
| SUP PAT | 3,456 |
| SUP SC | 2,096 |
| SUP TOT | 18,465 |
| SWINE | 1,076 |
| SWINE KS | 1,042 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 112 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 12,913 |
| TURKEY | 52 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 15 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003012— 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). "Saanich N & S, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/saanich-n-s-bc003012-1891/.