Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1881 census)
Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,000. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.415°N, 123.372°W.
Population
In 1881, Victoria, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,000: 1,080 male and 920 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.
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, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,000 total population, 1,080 males, 920 females, 670 married persons, 481 families, 341 married males, 329 married females, 94 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,236 single persons under 18, 702 single males under 18, 534 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 471 occupied houses, 469 inhabited houses, 106 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,084 bushels of potatoes, 1,641 bushels of other root crops, 1,129 bushels of turnips, 500 bushels of barley, 195 tons of hay, 182 bushels of peas and beans, 141 acres of hay crops, 112 bushels of spring wheat, 95 bushels of winter wheat, 92 acres of potatoes, 7 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,001 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:
BC191003— 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 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, James’ Bay, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-james-bay-ward-quartier-bc191003-1881/.