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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia (1891–1891)
Salt Spring Island was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in 1 census between 1891 and 1891. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q2215523, 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 Cowichin, Salt Spring Isl. in 1891
Descendant places
- merged into Cowichan in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 436 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003013— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q2215523
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.