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 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 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,260 total population, 802 males, 458 females, 380 married persons, 365 families, 193 married males, 187 married females, 68 widowed persons, 38 widowed males, 30 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 812 single persons under 18, 571 single males under 18, 241 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 365 occupied houses, 361 inhabited houses, 316 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary vessels, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,040 bushels of potatoes, 8 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Despard Pemberton | 1821–1893 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,262 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.