Victoria, British Columbia (1881 census)
Victoria was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.460°N, 123.338°W.
Population
In 1881, Victoria had a population of 762: 458 male and 304 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Victoria shared boundaries with:
- Esquimalt, Metchosin
- Sooke Lake, Highland, &c.
- Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier
- Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 762 total population, 458 males, 304 females, 183 married persons, 147 families, 92 married males, 91 married females, 15 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 564 single persons under 18, 362 single males under 18, 202 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 147 occupied houses, 125 inhabited houses, 22 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 14 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,075 bushels of potatoes, 29,890 bushels of other root crops, 24,488 bushels of turnips, 21,159 bushels of oats, 6,295 bushels of winter wheat, 3,760 bushels of peas and beans, 3,697 bushels of spring wheat, 2,700 bushels of barley, 2,241 tons of hay, 1,324 acres of hay crops, 375 acres of potatoes, 359 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 762 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC191004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-bc191004-1881/.