Clinton, Lillooet, British Columbia (1881 census)
Clinton, Lillooet was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,529. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.298°N, 121.819°W.
Population
In 1881, Clinton, Lillooet had a population of 1,529: 916 male and 613 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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 NO DATA, 1871 (5.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Clinton, 1891 (9.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lac La Hache, 1891 (25.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Big Bar, 1891 (12.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lillooet, 1891 (48.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Alkali Lake, 1891 (4.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clinton, Lillooet shared boundaries with:
- Coast of main land
- Kootenai
- Lytton and Cache Creek and Spence's Bridge and Kamloops
- North
- Williams’ Lake
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 328 |
| Number of families | 328 |
| Number of females | 613 |
| Number of males | 916 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 530 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP TOT | 1,529 |
| Total population | 1,529 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 622 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 941 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 290 |
| Number of occupied houses | 309 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,182 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,319 |
| BAR BU | 10,914 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,914 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,135 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,849 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,260 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,489 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 29,694 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,379 |
| CRN BU | 367 |
| HAY AC | 2,182 |
| HAY TONS | 3,225 |
| OAT BU | 10,135 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,260 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 26,489 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,225 |
| WHT AC | 1,319 |
| WHT SP BU | 29,694 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 319 |
| C UNMD M | 622 |
| C UNMD TOT | 941 |
| D OCC | 309 |
| FEMALE | 613 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 290 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 916 |
| MD F | 258 |
| MD M | 272 |
| MD TOT | 530 |
| NUMBER CD | 189 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,849 |
| SHAN | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,379 |
| WID F | 36 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC189005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC189005— 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). "Clinton, Lillooet, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/clinton-lillooet-bc189005-1881/.