Kamloops, British Columbia (1891 census)
Kamloops was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,517. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.873°N, 120.027°W.
Population
In 1891, Kamloops had a population of 1,517: 928 male and 589 female residents. Population density was 0.4 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 (64.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, North—Nord, 1901 (35.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kamloops shared boundaries with:
- Big Bar
- Cache Creek
- Clinton
- Douglas Lake
- Grand Prairie
- Kootenay, Upper
- Lac La Hache
- Nicola
- Spallumcheen
- Spence’s Bridge
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.10 |
| FAM NO | 372 |
| Number of families | 372 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 928 |
| Number of married females | 243 |
| Number of married males | 288 |
| Number of married persons | 531 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 589 |
| POP M | 928 |
| POP TOT | 1,517 |
| Total population | 1,517 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 922 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 41 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,476 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 120 |
| Number of houses | 219 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 219 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 160 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 125 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 27,824 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,668 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,134 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,213 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,259 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,751 |
| Acres of oats | 594 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 189 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 933 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 933 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,114 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 752 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,842 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,520 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,220 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,374 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 655 |
| CRN BU | 170 |
| HAY AC | 3,213 |
| HAY TONS | 3,823 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,799 |
| Number of chickens | 4,087 |
| Number of ducks | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,362 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,760 |
| Number of milk cows | 658 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 12,796 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 3,010 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,155 |
| Number of swine | 684 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 511 |
| Number of turkeys | 105 |
| OAT AC | 594 |
| OAT BU | 27,114 |
| PEA BU | 752 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 12,842 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,143 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,875 |
| RYE BU | 2,520 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,823 |
| WHT AC | 189 |
| WHT FALL BU | 655 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,220 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 28 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 48 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,875 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,799 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 612 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 922 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,143 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,362 |
| DUCKS | 155 |
| FAMILIES | 372 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 400 |
| FRN CA | 41 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,087 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,760 |
| HOUSES | 219 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 89 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 219 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 243 |
| MD MALE | 288 |
| MD TOT | 531 |
| MILK COWS | 658 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 12,796 |
| OTHERS | 1,476 |
| SHEEP | 3,010 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,155 |
| SUP AM | 1,259 |
| SUP FOR | 4,668 |
| SUP JV | 125 |
| SUP PAT | 27,824 |
| SUP SC | 1,134 |
| SUP TOT | 33,751 |
| SWINE | 684 |
| SWINE KS | 511 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 339 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 7,374 |
| TURKEY | 105 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 120 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005005— 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). "Kamloops, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/kamloops-bc005005-1891/.