Saanich N & S, British Columbia (1881–1891)
Saanich N & S was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in 2 censuses between 1881 and 1891. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q179553, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1881
Descendant places
- merged into Victoria, North—Nord in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 488 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 610 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Murray Yale | 1798–1871 | died here |
| Alexander Caulfield Anderson | 1814–1884 | died here |
| Henry Newsham Peers | 1821–1864 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003012— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.