Kootenai, British Columbia (1881 census)
Kootenai was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 863. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.296°N, 116.704°W.
Population
In 1881, Kootenai had a population of 863: 547 male and 316 female residents. Population density was 0.0 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 NO DATA, 1871 (7.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kootenay, Lower, 1891 (54.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kootenay, Upper, 1891 (45.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Kootenai shared boundaries with:
- Bow River
- Clinton, Lillooet
- Edmonton N
- Lytton and Cache Creek and Spence's Bridge and Kamloops
- Nicola, O’Kanagan
- Osoyoos
- Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek
- Williams’ Lake
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 247 |
| Number of families | 247 |
| Number of females | 316 |
| Number of males | 547 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 863 |
| Total population | 863 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 168 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 585 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 71 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 247 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 112 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 88 |
| BAR BU | 365 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,350 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 965 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 345 |
| HAY AC | 112 |
| HAY TONS | 320 |
| OAT BU | 300 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 3,350 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 320 |
| WHT AC | 88 |
| WHT SP BU | 965 |
| WHT WTR BU | 345 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 168 |
| C UNMD M | 417 |
| C UNMD TOT | 585 |
| D OCC | 247 |
| FEMALE | 316 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 176 |
| H UNINH | 47 |
| MALE | 547 |
| MD F | 126 |
| MD M | 122 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| NUMBER CD | 190 |
| SHAN | 71 |
| TUR BU | 250 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC190005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC190005— 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). "Kootenai, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/kootenai-bc190005-1881/.