Cassiar, Northern Interior, British Columbia (1881 census)
Cassiar, Northern Interior was a census subdivision in New Westminster County, British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,566. The administrative centroid was at approximately 57.589°N, 128.957°W.
Population
In 1881, Cassiar, Northern Interior had a population of 3,566: 2,001 male and 1,565 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 NO DATA, 1871 (30.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of New Westminster, 1891 (58.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cassiar, Northern Interior shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 872 |
| Number of families | 872 |
| Number of females | 1,565 |
| Number of males | 2,001 |
| Number of married females | 665 |
| Number of married males | 735 |
| Number of married persons | 1,400 |
| Number of widowed females | 117 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 135 |
| POP TOT | 3,566 |
| Total population | 3,566 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 783 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,031 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 660 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 201 |
| Number of occupied houses | 861 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 241 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 114 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,752 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,124 |
| HAY AC | 114 |
| HAY TONS | 206 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 1,752 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 206 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 55 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 43 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 76 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 934 |
| Number of fishing boats | 6 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 6 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 6 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 6 |
| C UNMD F | 783 |
| C UNMD M | 1,248 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,031 |
| CD NAME | New Westminster |
| D OCC | 861 |
| FEMALE | 1,565 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 201 |
| H UNINH | 241 |
| MALE | 2,001 |
| MD F | 665 |
| MD M | 735 |
| MD TOT | 1,400 |
| NET XX F | 934 |
| NUMBER CD | 188 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 55 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 696 |
| SHAN | 660 |
| TRT XB Q | 43 |
| TUR BU | 1,124 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 76 |
| WID F | 117 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC188003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC188003— 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). "Cassiar, Northern Interior, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/cassiar-northern-interior-bc188003-1881/.