Vancouver, City—Cité, British Columbia (1891 census)
Vancouver, City—Cité was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 13,709. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q24639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.276°N, 123.115°W.
Population
In 1891, Vancouver, City—Cité had a population of 13,709: 8,942 male and 4,767 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 13,709 |
| 1901 | 27,010 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in North, 1881 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Vancouver, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 13,709 total population, 8,942 males, 4,767 females, 4,450 married persons, 2,653 families, 2,522 married males, 1,928 married females, 315 widowed persons, 168 widowed males, 147 widowed females, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 8,944 single persons under 18, 6,252 single males under 18, 2,692 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 13,514 persons who are not French Canadian, 195 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,492 occupied houses, 2,231 houses, 2,109 houses built of wood, 1,142 houses of 2 stories, 1,023 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 997 houses of 1 story, 331 houses of 4 rooms, 261 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 233 houses of 5 rooms, 194 houses of 3 rooms, 162 uninhabited houses, 148 houses of 2 rooms, 140 houses of 1 room, 117 houses built of brick, 95 houses under construction, 89 houses of 3 stories, 81 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 81 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 3 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,308 acres of land in farms, 27,385 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,706 chickens, 5,260 bushels of spring wheat, 4,200 bushels of oats, 2,046 bushels of potatoes, 1,500 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,449 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,254 pounds of homemade butter, 1,120 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 922 ducks, 757 horses aged over 3 years, 660 bushels of turnips, 474 acres of improved land in farms, 465 milk cows, 356 acres of farmland under crops, 280 sheep, 265 acres of wheat, 223 occupants of farms, 213 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 193 farm occupants who own their land, 173 other cattle, 151 swine, 129 oxen, 119 swine slaughtered or sold, 118 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 97 cattle killed or sold, 70 acres of oats, 70 tons of hay, 40 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 geese, 30 acres of hay crops, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 other fowl, 27 turkeys, 17 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of corn, 6 bushels of peas, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC001004_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q24639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver
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). "Vancouver, City—Cité, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/vancouver-city-cit-bc002003-1891/.