Alexandria, British Columbia (1891 census)
Alexandria was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 671. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2622180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.606°N, 122.892°W.
Population
In 1891, Alexandria had a population of 671: 395 male and 276 female residents.
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 Quesnelmouth, 1881 (59.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cariboo, 1901 (3.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Alexandria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 671 total population, 395 males, 276 females, 239 married persons, 141 families, 135 married males, 104 married females, 32 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 400 single persons under 18, 247 single males under 18, 153 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 666 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 141 houses, 141 houses built of wood, 141 occupied houses, 135 houses of 1 story, 93 houses of 1 room, 54 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses under construction, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 4 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,039 bushels of oats, 23,887 acres of land in farms, 17,780 bushels of spring wheat, 16,265 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,656 bushels of potatoes, 5,483 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,300 pounds of homemade butter, 5,251 bushels of winter wheat, 5,126 bushels of turnips, 3,599 other cattle, 3,118 acres of hay crops, 2,935 tons of hay, 2,875 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,139 acres of improved land in farms, 2,113 chickens, 2,083 acres of farmland under crops, 1,202 horses aged over 3 years, 1,137 acres of wheat, 942 swine, 856 bushels of barley, 796 acres of oats, 384 swine slaughtered or sold, 368 bushels of rye, 363 cattle killed or sold, 337 horses aged 3 years and under, 303 sheep slaughtered or sold, 268 sheep, 262 milk cows, 233 bushels of peas, 122 occupants of farms, 83 farm occupants who rent their land, 75 acres of potatoes, 64 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 49 turkeys, 39 farm occupants who own their land, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 acres of barley, 17 ducks, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 geese, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC001001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC001001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2622180
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). "Alexandria, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/alexandria-bc001001-1891/.