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 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. Population density was 0.2 people per square mile.
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 276 |
| Number of males | 395 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 276 |
| POP M | 395 |
| POP TOT | 671 |
| Total population | 671 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 153 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 400 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 666 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 141 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 135 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 23 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,265 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,483 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,083 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,118 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,139 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,887 |
| Acres of oats | 796 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,137 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 856 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 856 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,039 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,656 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,780 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,126 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,251 |
| HAY AC | 3,118 |
| HAY TONS | 2,935 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 363 |
| Number of chickens | 2,113 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 83 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 337 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,202 |
| Number of milk cows | 262 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 122 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,599 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 56 |
| Number of sheep | 268 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 303 |
| Number of swine | 942 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 384 |
| Number of turkeys | 49 |
| OAT AC | 796 |
| OAT BU | 30,039 |
| PEA BU | 233 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 13,656 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,875 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,300 |
| RYE BU | 368 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,935 |
| WHT AC | 1,137 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5,251 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,780 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,300 |
| CATTLE KS | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 400 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,875 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 337 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 64 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,113 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,202 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES CON | 23 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 93 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 135 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 54 |
| HOUSES W | 141 |
| INF 11 A | 56 |
| MD FEM | 104 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 239 |
| MILK COWS | 262 |
| NAME CD | Cariboo |
| OC F | 83 |
| OC P | 39 |
| OC TOT | 122 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,599 |
| OTHERS | 666 |
| SHEEP | 268 |
| SHEEP KS | 303 |
| SUP AM | 2,139 |
| SUP FOR | 5,483 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 16,265 |
| SUP SC | 2,083 |
| SUP TOT | 23,887 |
| SWINE | 942 |
| SWINE KS | 384 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 141 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 5,126 |
| TURKEY | 49 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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: 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). "Alexandria, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/alexandria-bc001001-1891/.