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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q179553. 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 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 610 total population, 362 males, 248 females, 189 married persons, 119 families, 102 married males, 87 married females, 20 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 401 single persons under 18, 249 single males under 18, 152 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 602 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 112 occupied houses, 97 houses, 97 houses built of wood, 64 houses of 1 story, 32 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 2 stories, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 15 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 48,337 bushels of oats, 23,655 pounds of homemade butter, 18,465 acres of land in farms, 13,965 bushels of spring wheat, 12,913 bushels of turnips, 12,753 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,776 bushels of potatoes, 6,909 chickens, 6,525 bushels of peas, 3,697 bushels of barley, 3,456 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,653 bushels of winter wheat, 2,380 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,256 acres of improved land in farms, 2,096 acres of farmland under crops, 1,617 tons of hay, 1,185 acres of hay crops, 1,158 acres of oats, 1,076 swine, 1,042 swine slaughtered or sold, 965 sheep, 845 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 686 sheep slaughtered or sold, 611 acres of wheat, 423 other cattle, 357 milk cows, 214 horses aged over 3 years, 180 bushels of rye, 176 ducks, 160 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 149 geese, 116 occupants of farms, 113 other fowl, 97 acres of potatoes, 94 cattle killed or sold, 88 acres of barley, 86 farm occupants who own their land, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 52 turkeys, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 36 acres of turnips, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q179553
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanich,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanich
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/.