Victoria, City—Cité, British Columbia (1901 census)
Victoria, City—Cité was a township in British Columbia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 20,919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.428°N, 123.356°W.
Population
In 1901, Victoria, City—Cité had a population of 20,919: 12,618 male and 8,301 female residents.
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 contained Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (30.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (15.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (54.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Victoria, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 8 |
| Number of divorced males | 7 |
| Number of families | 4,138 |
| Number of females | 8,301 |
| Number of males | 12,618 |
| Number of married females | 3,194 |
| Number of married males | 4,382 |
| Number of single females | 4,538 |
| Number of single males | 7,969 |
| Number of widowed females | 561 |
| Number of widowed males | 260 |
| POP F | 8,301 |
| POP M | 12,618 |
| POP TOT | 20,919 |
| Total population | 20,919 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 4,061 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,894 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,894 |
| DIVORCED F | 8 |
| DIVORCED M | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 4,138 |
| HOUSES | 4,061 |
| MARRIED F | 3,194 |
| MARRIED M | 4,382 |
| SINGLE F | 4,538 |
| SINGLE M | 7,969 |
| WIDOWED F | 561 |
| WIDOWED M | 260 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004004— 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 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, City—Cité, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-city-cit-bc004004-1901/.