Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1891 census)
Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.415°N, 123.372°W.
Population
In 1891, Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier had a population of 3,873: 2,178 male and 1,695 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,000 |
| 1891 | 3,873 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Victoria, City—Cité, 1901 (15.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,873 total population, 2,178 males, 1,695 females, 1,256 married persons, 796 families, 653 married males, 603 married females, 147 widowed persons, 89 widowed females, 58 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,470 single persons under 18, 1,467 single males under 18, 1,003 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,851 persons who are not French Canadian, 22 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 775 occupied houses, 774 houses, 754 houses built of wood, 464 houses of 1 story, 342 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 301 houses of 2 stories, 149 houses of 5 rooms, 84 houses of 4 rooms, 68 houses of 1 room, 67 uninhabited houses, 53 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 39 houses under construction, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of over 15 rooms, 17 houses built of brick, 9 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses built of stone, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,401 chickens, 5,038 bushels of potatoes, 1,010 pounds of homemade butter, 495 acres of land in farms, 398 horses aged over 3 years, 263 ducks, 232 acres of farmland in pasture, 232 acres of improved land in farms, 195 tons of hay, 186 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 172 milk cows, 170 bushels of turnips, 158 occupants of farms, 149 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 93 farm occupants who own their land, 67 swine, 66 acres of hay crops, 65 farm occupants who rent their land, 53 geese, 50 bushels of spring wheat, 46 acres of farmland under crops, 40 bushels of corn, 39 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of peas, 32 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 31 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24 other cattle, 24 swine slaughtered or sold, 23 cattle killed or sold, 15 turkeys, 14 oxen, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 sheep, 3 acres of wheat, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004001— 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, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-james-bay-ward-quartier-bc004001-1891/.