Salt Spring Island, British Columbia (1891 census)
Salt Spring Island was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 436. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.841°N, 123.480°W.
Population
In 1891, Salt Spring Island had a population of 436: 264 male and 172 female residents. Population density was 4.4 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 Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl., 1881 (13.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cowichan, 1901 (7.5% share).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 100 |
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 172 |
| Number of males | 264 |
| Number of married females | 67 |
| Number of married males | 68 |
| Number of married persons | 135 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 172 |
| POP M | 264 |
| POP TOT | 436 |
| Total population | 436 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 103 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 293 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 433 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 86 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 86 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 65 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 95 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 177 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,744 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 31,647 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 627 |
| Acres of hay crops | 445 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 804 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,195 |
| Acres of oats | 169 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 104 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 450 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,305 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,319 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,189 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,061 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,788 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 775 |
| CRN BU | 34 |
| HAY AC | 445 |
| HAY TONS | 751 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 133 |
| Number of chickens | 4,237 |
| Number of ducks | 124 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 145 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 47 |
| Number of milk cows | 265 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 105 |
| Number of other cattle | 246 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 4,622 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,118 |
| Number of swine | 704 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 560 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 169 |
| OAT BU | 6,305 |
| PEA BU | 3,319 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 10,189 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,816 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,651 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 751 |
| WHT AC | 104 |
| WHT FALL BU | 775 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,061 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,651 |
| CATTLE KS | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 103 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 293 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,816 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 124 |
| FAMILIES | 100 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 145 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,237 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 47 |
| HOUSES | 86 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 86 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 67 |
| MD MALE | 68 |
| MD TOT | 135 |
| MILK COWS | 265 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 105 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 246 |
| OTHERS | 433 |
| SHEEP | 4,622 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,118 |
| SUP AM | 804 |
| SUP FOR | 31,647 |
| SUP JV | 177 |
| SUP PAT | 2,744 |
| SUP SC | 627 |
| SUP TOT | 35,195 |
| SWINE | 704 |
| SWINE KS | 560 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 95 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 9,788 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003013— 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). "Salt Spring Island, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/salt-spring-island-bc003013-1891/.