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 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 density was 1312.1 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 2,653 |
| Number of families | 2,653 |
| Number of females | 4,767 |
| Number of males | 8,942 |
| Number of married females | 1,928 |
| Number of married males | 2,522 |
| Number of married persons | 4,450 |
| Number of widowed females | 147 |
| Number of widowed males | 168 |
| Number of widowed persons | 315 |
| POP F | 4,767 |
| POP M | 8,942 |
| POP TOT | 13,709 |
| Total population | 13,709 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,692 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 6,252 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 8,944 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 195 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 13,514 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 261 |
| Number of houses | 2,231 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 117 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 2,109 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 140 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 997 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 148 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,142 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 194 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 89 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 331 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 233 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,023 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses under construction | 95 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,492 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 162 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 27,385 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,449 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 356 |
| Acres of hay crops | 30 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 474 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,308 |
| Acres of oats | 70 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 265 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,200 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,046 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,260 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 660 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 70 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 97 |
| Number of chickens | 13,706 |
| Number of ducks | 922 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 193 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 40 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 757 |
| Number of milk cows | 465 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 223 |
| Number of other cattle | 173 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 213 |
| Number of sheep | 280 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,500 |
| Number of swine | 151 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 70 |
| OAT BU | 4,200 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 2,046 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,254 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 70 |
| WHT AC | 265 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,260 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,254 |
| CATTLE KS | 97 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,692 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 6,252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 8,944 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,120 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 40 |
| DUCKS | 922 |
| FAMILIES | 2,653 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 195 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,706 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 757 |
| HOUSES | 2,231 |
| HOUSES B | 117 |
| HOUSES CON | 95 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 233 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 331 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 140 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 997 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,023 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 81 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 194 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 148 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,142 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 162 |
| HOUSES W | 2,109 |
| INF 11 A | 213 |
| MD FEM | 1,928 |
| MD MALE | 2,522 |
| MD TOT | 4,450 |
| MILK COWS | 465 |
| NAME CD | New Westminster |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 193 |
| OC TOT | 223 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 173 |
| OTHERS | 13,514 |
| SHEEP | 280 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,500 |
| SUP AM | 474 |
| SUP FOR | 1,449 |
| SUP JV | 118 |
| SUP PAT | 27,385 |
| SUP SC | 356 |
| SUP TOT | 29,308 |
| SWINE | 151 |
| SWINE KS | 119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,492 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 660 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 261 |
| WID FEM | 147 |
| WID MALE | 168 |
| WID TOT | 315 |
| WORKING OX | 129 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC001004_1891— 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). "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/.