Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1881 census)
Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,260. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.418°N, 123.342°W.
Population
In 1881, Victoria, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier had a population of 1,260: 802 male and 458 female residents. Population density was 547.6 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.
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, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 365 |
| Number of families | 365 |
| Number of females | 458 |
| Number of males | 802 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 380 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP TOT | 1,260 |
| Total population | 1,260 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 241 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 571 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 812 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 361 |
| Number of occupied houses | 365 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 316 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,040 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 1,040 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 241 |
| C UNMD M | 571 |
| C UNMD TOT | 812 |
| D OCC | 365 |
| FEMALE | 458 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 361 |
| H UNINH | 316 |
| MALE | 802 |
| MD F | 187 |
| MD M | 193 |
| MD TOT | 380 |
| NUMBER CD | 191 |
| VESS | 4 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC191001— 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 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, Yates Street, Ward—Quartier, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/victoria-yates-street-ward-quartier-bc191001-1881/.