Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1891 census)
Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 8,707. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.437°N, 123.360°W.
Population
In 1891, Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier had a population of 8,707: 5,569 male and 3,138 female residents. Population density was 2080.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,665 |
| 1891 | 8,707 |
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, 1901 (54.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 1,718 |
| Number of families | 1,718 |
| Number of females | 3,138 |
| Number of males | 5,569 |
| Number of married females | 1,239 |
| Number of married males | 1,329 |
| Number of married persons | 2,568 |
| Number of widowed females | 133 |
| Number of widowed males | 76 |
| Number of widowed persons | 209 |
| POP F | 3,138 |
| POP M | 5,569 |
| POP TOT | 8,707 |
| Total population | 8,707 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,766 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,164 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,930 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 25 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8,682 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 23 |
| Number of houses | 1,639 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 138 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,499 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 129 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 994 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 627 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 145 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 273 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 301 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 609 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 48 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,662 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 257 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,805 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 725 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 488 |
| Acres of hay crops | 452 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 745 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,275 |
| Acres of oats | 227 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 156 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,112 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,615 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,950 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,516 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 52 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 452 |
| HAY TONS | 862 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 4,359 |
| Number of chickens | 12,865 |
| Number of ducks | 526 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 127 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 69 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 496 |
| Number of milk cows | 371 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 154 |
| Number of other cattle | 380 |
| Number of other fowl | 131 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 105 |
| Number of sheep | 4,301 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 17,675 |
| Number of swine | 311 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,796 |
| Number of turkeys | 23 |
| OAT AC | 227 |
| OAT BU | 10,112 |
| PEA BU | 390 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 15,615 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16,004 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,245 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 862 |
| WHT AC | 156 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,950 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,245 |
| CATTLE KS | 4,359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,766 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 4,164 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,930 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16,004 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| DUCKS | 526 |
| FAMILIES | 1,718 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 300 |
| FRN CA | 25 |
| GEESE | 69 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,865 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 496 |
| HOUSES | 1,639 |
| HOUSES B | 138 |
| HOUSES CON | 48 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 301 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 273 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 129 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 994 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 609 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 145 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 125 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 627 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 1,499 |
| INF 11 A | 105 |
| MD FEM | 1,239 |
| MD MALE | 1,329 |
| MD TOT | 2,568 |
| MILK COWS | 371 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 127 |
| OC TOT | 154 |
| OTHER FOWL | 131 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 380 |
| OTHERS | 8,682 |
| SHEEP | 4,301 |
| SHEEP KS | 17,675 |
| SUP AM | 745 |
| SUP FOR | 725 |
| SUP JV | 257 |
| SUP PAT | 2,805 |
| SUP SC | 488 |
| SUP TOT | 4,275 |
| SWINE | 311 |
| SWINE KS | 1,796 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,662 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 8,516 |
| TURKEY | 23 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 23 |
| WID FEM | 133 |
| WID MALE | 76 |
| WID TOT | 209 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004002— 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, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-johnson-street-ward-quartier-bc004002-1891/.