Victoria, City—Cité, British Columbia (1901 census)
Victoria, City—Cité was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 20,919. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2132. 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 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 20,919 total population, 12,618 males, 8,301 females, 7,969 single males, 4,538 single females, 4,382 married males, 4,138 families, 3,194 married females, 561 widowed females, 260 widowed males, 8 divorced females, 7 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 4,061 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,894 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 15 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Pering Pellew Crease | 1823–1905 | died here |
| James Allan Grahame | 1825–1905 | died here |
| Edward Mallandaine | 1827–1905 | died here |
| James Deans | 1827–1905 | died here |
| Peter O’Reilly | 1827–1905 | died here |
| John Jessop | 1829–1901 | died here |
| Salomée Valois | 1830–1906 | died here |
| William Charles | 1831–1903 | died here |
| Benjamin William Pearse | 1832–1902 | died here |
| John Teague | 1833–1902 | died here |
| John Fannin | 1837–1904 | died here |
| Sarah McChesney | 1839–1901 | died here |
| Chu Lai | 1847–1906 | died here |
| Eliza Arden Robinson | 1852–1906 | died here |
| Clarence Nelson Cox | 1862–1901 | died here |
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: 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, City—Cité, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-city-cit-bc004004-1901/.