Victoria, British Columbia (1891 census)
Victoria was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.460°N, 123.338°W.
Population
In 1891, Victoria had a population of 742: 470 male and 272 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Victoria shared boundaries with:
- Esquimalt (part)
- Lake and High Land
- Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier
- Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 742 total population, 470 males, 272 females, 241 married persons, 149 families, 133 married males, 108 married females, 18 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 5 average size of families, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 483 single persons under 18, 324 single males under 18, 159 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 742 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 144 occupied houses, 139 houses, 138 houses built of wood, 71 houses of 2 stories, 52 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 48 houses of 1 story, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 3 stories, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,100 bushels of turnips, 38,572 bushels of potatoes, 21,930 bushels of oats, 19,540 pounds of homemade butter, 9,512 sheep slaughtered or sold, 8,655 acres of land in farms, 7,373 chickens, 4,896 bushels of spring wheat, 4,496 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,453 bushels of winter wheat, 2,864 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,775 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,168 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,035 cattle killed or sold, 1,946 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,904 tons of hay, 1,460 sheep, 1,295 acres of improved land in farms, 1,156 acres of hay crops, 1,081 bushels of peas, 1,057 acres of farmland under crops, 826 bushels of barley, 599 ducks, 594 milk cows, 512 acres of oats, 413 swine, 299 other cattle, 265 horses aged over 3 years, 238 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 232 acres of wheat, 183 acres of potatoes, 126 occupants of farms, 93 geese, 90 farm occupants who own their land, 87 turkeys, 84 acres of turnips, 82 other fowl, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 acres of barley, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004006— 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 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). "Victoria, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-bc004006-1891/.