Keithley Creek, British Columbia (1881 census)
Keithley Creek was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,015. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6385274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.727°N, 120.746°W.
Population
In 1881, Keithley Creek had a population of 1,015: 735 male and 280 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Keithley Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,015 total population, 735 males, 312 families, 280 females, 242 married persons, 129 married males, 113 married females, 23 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 750 single persons under 18, 603 single males under 18, 147 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 299 occupied houses, 177 inhabited houses, 122 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 389 bushels of potatoes, 175 bushels of barley, 136 tons of hay, 114 bushels of turnips, 81 acres of hay crops, 80 bushels of other root crops, 2 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 515 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC189004— 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 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). "Keithley Creek, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/keithley-creek-bc189004-1881/.