Alberni, British Columbia (1891 census)
Alberni was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 191. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.290°N, 125.494°W.
Population
In 1891, Alberni had a population of 191: 124 male and 67 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 191 |
| 1901 | 4,181 |
| 1911 | 4,082 |
| 1921 | 4,996 |
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 Alberni, 1901 (48.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Alberni shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 2.90 |
| FAM NO | 65 |
| Number of families | 65 |
| Number of females | 67 |
| Number of males | 124 |
| Number of married females | 26 |
| Number of married males | 23 |
| Number of married persons | 49 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 67 |
| POP M | 124 |
| POP TOT | 191 |
| Total population | 191 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 40 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 97 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 137 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 191 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 64 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 64 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 65 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,504 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,887 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 87 |
| Acres of hay crops | 184 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 128 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,519 |
| Acres of oats | 45 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 560 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,070 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,250 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| HAY AC | 184 |
| HAY TONS | 339 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 19 |
| Number of chickens | 714 |
| Number of ducks | 57 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 67 |
| Number of geese | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 31 |
| Number of milk cows | 85 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 68 |
| Number of other cattle | 206 |
| Number of oxen | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 18 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of swine | 217 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| OAT AC | 45 |
| OAT BU | 1,450 |
| PEA BU | 560 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 4,070 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 72 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,544 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 339 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,544 |
| CATTLE KS | 19 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 97 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 137 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 72 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 65 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 2.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 714 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 31 |
| HOUSES | 64 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 64 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 26 |
| MD MALE | 23 |
| MD TOT | 49 |
| MILK COWS | 85 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 67 |
| OC TOT | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 206 |
| OTHERS | 191 |
| SHEEP | 18 |
| SHEEP KS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 128 |
| SUP FOR | 10,887 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 1,504 |
| SUP SC | 87 |
| SUP TOT | 12,519 |
| SWINE | 217 |
| SWINE KS | 43 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 65 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 2,250 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC208001— 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). "Alberni, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/alberni-bc003001-1891/.