Kootenay, Lower, British Columbia (1891 census)
Kootenay, Lower was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,220. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.352°N, 116.005°W.
Population
In 1891, Kootenay, Lower had a population of 1,220: 1,099 male and 121 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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 Kootenai, 1881 (54.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kootenay, E., South Riding—Div. Sud, 1901 (53.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kootenay, E., North Riding—Div. Nord, 1901 (46.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kootenay, Lower shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 128 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 | 294 |
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 121 |
| Number of males | 1,099 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 198 |
| Number of married persons | 259 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 121 |
| POP M | 1,099 |
| POP TOT | 1,220 |
| Total population | 1,220 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 58 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 877 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 935 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 68 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,152 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 135 |
| Number of houses | 146 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 44 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 107 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 281 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,893 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,778 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 41 |
| Acres of hay crops | 47 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 80 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,751 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,075 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25 |
| HAY AC | 47 |
| HAY TONS | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 316 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 271 |
| Number of milk cows | 17 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 26 |
| Number of other cattle | 213 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 120 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 9,075 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 100 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 76 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 58 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 877 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 935 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 294 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.10 |
| FRN CA | 68 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 316 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 271 |
| HOUSES | 146 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 39 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 61 |
| MD MALE | 198 |
| MD TOT | 259 |
| MILK COWS | 17 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 20 |
| OC TOT | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 213 |
| OTHERS | 1,152 |
| SUP AM | 80 |
| SUP FOR | 1,778 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 2,893 |
| SUP SC | 41 |
| SUP TOT | 4,751 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 281 |
| TUR BU | 25 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 135 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005006— 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). "Kootenay, Lower, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/kootenay-lower-bc005006-1891/.