Sooke Lake, Highland, &c., British Columbia (1881 census)
Sooke Lake, Highland, &c. was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 286. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.552°N, 123.768°W.
Population
In 1881, Sooke Lake, Highland, &c. had a population of 286: 169 male and 117 female residents. Population density was 0.5 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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Goldstream and Sooke, 1891 (11.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lake and High Land, 1891 (8.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sooke Lake, Highland, &c. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 74 |
| Number of families | 74 |
| Number of females | 117 |
| Number of males | 169 |
| Number of married females | 39 |
| Number of married males | 42 |
| Number of married persons | 81 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 286 |
| Total population | 286 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 74 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 113 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 187 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 70 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 475 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 71 |
| BAR BU | 923 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 923 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,730 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,975 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,190 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,075 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 580 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 475 |
| HAY TONS | 808 |
| OAT BU | 6,730 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,035 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 6,975 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 808 |
| WHT AC | 71 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,190 |
| WHT WTR BU | 580 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 74 |
| C UNMD M | 113 |
| C UNMD TOT | 187 |
| D OCC | 74 |
| FEMALE | 117 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 70 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 169 |
| MD F | 39 |
| MD M | 42 |
| MD TOT | 81 |
| NUMBER CD | 192 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 150 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 4,075 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC192005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC192005— 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 1881 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). "Sooke Lake, Highland, &c., British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/sooke-lake-highland-c-bc192005-1881/.