Victoria, British Columbia (1901 census)
Victoria was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,418. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.460°N, 123.338°W.
Population
In 1901, Victoria had a population of 1,418: 850 male and 568 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 762 |
| 1891 | 742 |
| 1901 | 1,418 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Saanich, 1911 (20.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Victoria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,418 total population, 850 males, 568 females, 538 single males, 339 single females, 290 married males, 284 families, 196 married females, 32 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 283 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 14,118 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - 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 1901 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). "Victoria, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-bc004003-1901/.