Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1891 census)
Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.418°N, 123.342°W.
Population
In 1891, Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier had a population of 4,261: 2,906 male and 1,355 female residents. Population density was 1851.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,260 |
| 1891 | 4,261 |
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 (30.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 768 |
| Number of families | 768 |
| Number of females | 1,355 |
| Number of males | 2,906 |
| Number of married females | 551 |
| Number of married males | 656 |
| Number of married persons | 1,207 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 124 |
| POP F | 1,355 |
| POP M | 2,906 |
| POP TOT | 4,261 |
| Total population | 4,261 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,210 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,930 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,245 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 75 |
| Number of houses | 675 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 68 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 605 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 398 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 250 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 256 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of occupied houses | 750 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 139 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,229 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,000,010 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 41 |
| Acres of hay crops | 180 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 180 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,001,419 |
| Acres of oats | 9 |
| Acres of potatoes | 7 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 937 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,500 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 264 |
| HAY AC | 180 |
| HAY TONS | 277 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 15 |
| Number of chickens | 5,343 |
| Number of ducks | 475 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 129 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 52 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 127 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 738 |
| Number of milk cows | 141 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 181 |
| Number of other cattle | 74 |
| Number of other fowl | 250 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 171 |
| Number of swine | 8 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 9 |
| OAT BU | 330 |
| POT AC | 7 |
| POT BU | 937 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 550 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 277 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT FALL BU | 264 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 550 |
| CATTLE KS | 15 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 720 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,930 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 127 |
| DUCKS | 475 |
| FAMILIES | 768 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,343 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 738 |
| HOUSES | 675 |
| HOUSES B | 68 |
| HOUSES CON | 26 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 121 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 112 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 398 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 256 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 250 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 605 |
| INF 11 A | 171 |
| MD FEM | 551 |
| MD MALE | 656 |
| MD TOT | 1,207 |
| MILK COWS | 141 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 52 |
| OC P | 129 |
| OC TOT | 181 |
| OTHER FOWL | 250 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 74 |
| OTHERS | 4,245 |
| SUP AM | 180 |
| SUP FOR | 2,000,010 |
| SUP JV | 139 |
| SUP PAT | 1,229 |
| SUP SC | 41 |
| SUP TOT | 2,001,419 |
| SWINE | 8 |
| SWINE KS | 2 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 750 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,500 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 75 |
| WID FEM | 84 |
| WID MALE | 40 |
| WID TOT | 124 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC004003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC004003— 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, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-yates-street-ward-quartier-bc004003-1891/.