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 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 density was 37.3 people per square mile.
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 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 272 |
| Number of males | 470 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 241 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 272 |
| POP M | 470 |
| POP TOT | 742 |
| Total population | 742 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 159 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 483 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 742 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 139 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 48 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 144 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 238 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,496 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,864 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,057 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,156 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,295 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,655 |
| Acres of oats | 512 |
| Acres of potatoes | 183 |
| Acres of turnips | 84 |
| Acres of wheat | 232 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 826 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 826 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,930 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,081 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,572 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,896 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 55,100 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,453 |
| HAY AC | 1,156 |
| HAY TONS | 1,904 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,035 |
| Number of chickens | 7,373 |
| Number of ducks | 599 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 90 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 93 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 265 |
| Number of milk cows | 594 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 126 |
| Number of other cattle | 299 |
| Number of other fowl | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 1,460 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 9,512 |
| Number of swine | 413 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,168 |
| Number of turkeys | 87 |
| OAT AC | 512 |
| OAT BU | 21,930 |
| PEA BU | 1,081 |
| POT AC | 183 |
| POT BU | 38,572 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,946 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,775 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,540 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,904 |
| WHT AC | 232 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,453 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,896 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,540 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,035 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 159 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 483 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,946 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 599 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,775 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 93 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,373 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 265 |
| HOUSES | 139 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 108 |
| MD MALE | 133 |
| MD TOT | 241 |
| MILK COWS | 594 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 90 |
| OC TOT | 126 |
| OTHER FOWL | 82 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 299 |
| OTHERS | 742 |
| SHEEP | 1,460 |
| SHEEP KS | 9,512 |
| SUP AM | 1,295 |
| SUP FOR | 2,864 |
| SUP JV | 238 |
| SUP PAT | 4,496 |
| SUP SC | 1,057 |
| SUP TOT | 8,655 |
| SWINE | 413 |
| SWINE KS | 2,168 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 144 |
| TUR AC | 84 |
| TUR BU | 55,100 |
| TURKEY | 87 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
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: 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). "Victoria, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-bc004006-1891/.