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 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 density was 0.3 people per square mile.
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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 312 |
| Number of families | 312 |
| Number of females | 280 |
| Number of males | 735 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 1,015 |
| Total population | 1,015 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 147 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 603 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 750 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 122 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 177 |
| Number of occupied houses | 299 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 81 |
| Acres of potatoes | 2 |
| BAR BU | 175 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 389 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 114 |
| HAY AC | 81 |
| HAY TONS | 136 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 389 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 136 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 147 |
| C UNMD M | 603 |
| C UNMD TOT | 750 |
| D OCC | 299 |
| FEMALE | 280 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 177 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 735 |
| MD F | 113 |
| MD M | 129 |
| MD TOT | 242 |
| NUMBER CD | 189 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 80 |
| SHAN | 122 |
| TUR BU | 114 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
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: 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). "Keithley Creek, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/keithley-creek-bc189004-1881/.