Grand Prairie, British Columbia (1891 census)
Grand Prairie was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 826. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.613°N, 119.658°W.
Population
In 1891, Grand Prairie had a population of 826: 544 male and 282 female residents. Population density was 0.7 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 Lytton and Cache Creek and Spence's Bridge and Kamloops, 1881 (17.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, North—Nord, 1901 (10.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grand Prairie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.40 |
| FAM NO | 239 |
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 282 |
| Number of males | 544 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 282 |
| POP M | 544 |
| POP TOT | 826 |
| Total population | 826 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 133 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 358 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 491 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 52 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 774 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 109 |
| Number of houses | 126 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 126 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 50 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 235 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 24,185 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,500 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,254 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,034 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,433 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,118 |
| Acres of oats | 491 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 211 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 2,730 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,730 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,320 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,608 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,751 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,159 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,358 |
| CRN BU | 140 |
| HAY AC | 3,034 |
| HAY TONS | 3,864 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 826 |
| Number of chickens | 3,076 |
| Number of ducks | 67 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 61 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 496 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 907 |
| Number of milk cows | 326 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,038 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 189 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 211 |
| Number of swine | 1,258 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 960 |
| Number of turkeys | 179 |
| OAT AC | 491 |
| OAT BU | 20,320 |
| PEA BU | 12,608 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 24,751 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,679 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,050 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,864 |
| WHT AC | 211 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,159 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 125 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,050 |
| CATTLE KS | 826 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 358 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 491 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,679 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 496 |
| DUCKS | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 239 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.40 |
| FRN CA | 52 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,076 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 907 |
| HOUSES | 126 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 126 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 127 |
| MD MALE | 176 |
| MD TOT | 303 |
| MILK COWS | 326 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 61 |
| OC P | 80 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,038 |
| OTHERS | 774 |
| SHEEP | 189 |
| SHEEP KS | 211 |
| SUP AM | 1,433 |
| SUP FOR | 8,500 |
| SUP JV | 179 |
| SUP PAT | 24,185 |
| SUP SC | 1,254 |
| SUP TOT | 34,118 |
| SWINE | 1,258 |
| SWINE KS | 960 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 235 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 12,358 |
| TURKEY | 179 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 109 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005003— 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). "Grand Prairie, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/grand-prairie-bc005003-1891/.