Keithley Creek, British Columbia (1891 census)
Keithley Creek was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 840. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6385274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.727°N, 120.746°W.
Population
In 1891, Keithley Creek had a population of 840: 556 male and 284 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,015 |
| 1891 | 840 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cariboo, 1901 (3.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Keithley Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 840 total population, 556 males, 284 females, 241 families, 233 married persons, 119 married males, 114 married females, 36 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 3.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 571 single persons under 18, 430 single males under 18, 141 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 839 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 241 occupied houses, 125 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 116 houses, 116 houses built of wood, 115 houses of 1 room, 115 houses of 1 story, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 4 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 724 chickens, 690 bushels of potatoes, 599 acres of land in farms, 583 acres of farmland in pasture, 400 bushels of barley, 200 pounds of homemade butter, 150 bushels of turnips, 108 tons of hay, 107 horses aged over 3 years, 57 acres of hay crops, 50 bushels of spring wheat, 25 other cattle, 20 milk cows, 16 acres of farmland under crops, 16 acres of improved land in farms, 11 swine, 8 acres of potatoes, 6 acres of barley, 5 acres of wheat, 5 occupants of farms, 3 farm occupants who own their land, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC001005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC001005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6385274
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). "Keithley Creek, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/keithley-creek-bc001005-1891/.