Alkali Lake, British Columbia (1891 census)
Alkali Lake was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 534. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.809°N, 122.032°W.
Population
In 1891, Alkali Lake had a population of 534: 321 male and 213 female residents. Population density was 0.6 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 Clinton, Lillooet, 1881 (4.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lillooet, East—Est, 1901 (13.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Alkali Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 117 |
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 213 |
| Number of males | 321 |
| Number of married females | 91 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of married persons | 193 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 213 |
| POP M | 321 |
| POP TOT | 534 |
| Total population | 534 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 107 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 208 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 315 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 534 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 108 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 108 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 97 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 39,788 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,848 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 249 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,362 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 292 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,928 |
| Acres of oats | 40 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 158 |
| BAR AC | 20 |
| BAR BU | 666 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 666 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,907 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,887 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,974 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 200 |
| HAY AC | 1,362 |
| HAY TONS | 2,185 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,255 |
| Number of chickens | 871 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 711 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,320 |
| Number of milk cows | 145 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 30 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,410 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 120 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,619 |
| Number of swine | 249 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 92 |
| OAT AC | 40 |
| OAT BU | 1,907 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,887 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,330 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,200 |
| RYE BU | 143 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,185 |
| WHT AC | 158 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,974 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 107 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 208 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 315 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,330 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 711 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 117 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 871 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,320 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 97 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 108 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 91 |
| MD MALE | 102 |
| MD TOT | 193 |
| MILK COWS | 145 |
| NAME CD | Cariboo |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 15 |
| OC TOT | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,410 |
| OTHERS | 534 |
| SHEEP | 120 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,619 |
| SUP AM | 292 |
| SUP FOR | 5,848 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 39,788 |
| SUP SC | 249 |
| SUP TOT | 45,928 |
| SWINE | 249 |
| SWINE KS | 92 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 114 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 200 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC001002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC001002— 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). "Alkali Lake, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/alkali-lake-bc001002-1891/.