Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1881 census)
Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,665. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.437°N, 123.360°W.
Population
In 1881, Victoria, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier had a population of 2,665: 1,586 male and 1,079 female residents. Population density was 636.8 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.
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, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 787 |
| Number of families | 787 |
| Number of females | 1,079 |
| Number of males | 1,586 |
| Number of married females | 398 |
| Number of married males | 598 |
| Number of married persons | 996 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP TOT | 2,665 |
| Total population | 2,665 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 625 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 956 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,581 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 772 |
| Number of occupied houses | 777 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 204 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 55 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,838 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,936 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,590 |
| HAY AC | 55 |
| HAY TONS | 95 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 151 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 12,936 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 95 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 625 |
| C UNMD M | 956 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,581 |
| D OCC | 777 |
| FEMALE | 1,079 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 772 |
| H UNINH | 204 |
| MALE | 1,586 |
| MD F | 398 |
| MD M | 598 |
| MD TOT | 996 |
| NUMBER CD | 191 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,838 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,590 |
| VESS | 4 |
| WID F | 56 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC191002— 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 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, Johnson Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-johnson-street-ward-quartier-bc191002-1881/.