Coast of main land, British Columbia (1881 census)
Coast of main land was a census subdivision in New Westminster County, British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.522°N, 126.773°W.
Population
In 1881, Coast of main land had a population of 6,208: 3,169 male and 3,039 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 (13.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of New Westminster, 1891 (27.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Coast of main land shared boundaries with:
- Cassiar, Northern Interior
- Clinton, Lillooet
- North
- Quesnelmouth
- Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek
- Williams’ Lake
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,214 |
| Number of families | 1,214 |
| Number of females | 3,039 |
| Number of males | 3,169 |
| Number of married females | 1,087 |
| Number of married males | 977 |
| Number of married persons | 2,064 |
| Number of widowed females | 177 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 197 |
| POP TOT | 6,208 |
| Total population | 6,208 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,775 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,172 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,947 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1,058 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,199 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 893 |
| Acres of potatoes | 910 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR BU | 10 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 905 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,517 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 805 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 129,303 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,877 |
| HAY AC | 893 |
| HAY TONS | 1,430 |
| OAT BU | 905 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 805 |
| POT AC | 910 |
| POT BU | 129,303 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,430 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 240 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,367 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 974 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 13,558 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 431 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 19,700 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 88,732 |
| Number of fishing boats | 754 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 114 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 391 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,367 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 114 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 754 |
| C UNMD F | 1,775 |
| C UNMD M | 2,172 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,947 |
| CD NAME | New Westminster |
| D OCC | 1,199 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 391 |
| FEMALE | 3,039 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 88,732 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 141 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 3,169 |
| MD F | 1,087 |
| MD M | 977 |
| MD TOT | 2,064 |
| NET XX F | 19,700 |
| NUMBER CD | 188 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 974 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,517 |
| SHAN | 1,058 |
| SLM XB Q | 13,558 |
| TRT XB Q | 431 |
| TUR BU | 18,877 |
| WID F | 177 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 197 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC188004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC188004— 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). "Coast of main land, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/coast-of-main-land-bc188004-1881/.