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 density was 1737.8 people per square mile.
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 481 |
| Number of families | 481 |
| Number of females | 920 |
| Number of males | 1,080 |
| Number of married females | 329 |
| Number of married males | 341 |
| Number of married persons | 670 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP TOT | 2,000 |
| Total population | 2,000 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 534 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 702 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,236 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 469 |
| Number of occupied houses | 471 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 106 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 141 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR BU | 500 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,641 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,084 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,129 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 95 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 141 |
| HAY TONS | 195 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 182 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 11,084 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 195 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 112 |
| WHT WTR BU | 95 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 534 |
| C UNMD M | 702 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,236 |
| D OCC | 471 |
| FEMALE | 920 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 469 |
| H UNINH | 106 |
| MALE | 1,080 |
| MD F | 329 |
| MD M | 341 |
| MD TOT | 670 |
| NUMBER CD | 191 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,641 |
| TUR BU | 1,129 |
| VESS | 2 |
| WID F | 57 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
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/.