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Victoria, British Columbia (1881–1901)
Victoria was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in 3 censuses between 1881 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q2132, 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 NO DATA in 1881
Descendant places
- merged into Saanich in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 762 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 742 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,418 | View 1901 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004003_1881— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q2132
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Colombie-Britannique)
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.