Kootenay, Upper, British Columbia (1891 census)
Kootenay, Upper was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,185. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.224°N, 117.533°W.
Population
In 1891, Kootenay, Upper had a population of 2,185: 1,665 male and 520 female residents. Population density was 0.2 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 (45.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kootenay, W.—O., Nelson Riding—Div, 1901 (17.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kootenay, W.—O., Rossland Riding—Div, 1901 (18.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kootenay, W.—O., Slocan Riding—Div, 1901 (33.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kootenay, Upper shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 547 |
| Number of families | 547 |
| Number of females | 520 |
| Number of males | 1,665 |
| Number of married females | 214 |
| Number of married males | 533 |
| Number of married persons | 747 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 520 |
| POP M | 1,665 |
| POP TOT | 2,185 |
| Total population | 2,185 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,095 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,389 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 78 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,107 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 287 |
| Number of houses | 234 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 521 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 18,729 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,891 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 713 |
| Acres of hay crops | 557 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 722 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,342 |
| Acres of oats | 458 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 95 |
| BAR AC | 75 |
| BAR BU | 1,327 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,327 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,875 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,341 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,800 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,300 |
| HAY AC | 557 |
| HAY TONS | 807 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 201 |
| Number of chickens | 2,423 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 68 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 340 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,110 |
| Number of milk cows | 342 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 75 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,863 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 25 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of swine | 322 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 148 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 458 |
| OAT BU | 13,875 |
| PEA BU | 60 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 10,341 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,950 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 807 |
| WHT AC | 95 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,800 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,950 |
| CATTLE KS | 201 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 294 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,095 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,389 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 56 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 340 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 547 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FRN CA | 78 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,423 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,110 |
| HOUSES | 234 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 214 |
| MD MALE | 533 |
| MD TOT | 747 |
| MILK COWS | 342 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 68 |
| OC TOT | 75 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,863 |
| OTHERS | 2,107 |
| SHEEP | 25 |
| SHEEP KS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 722 |
| SUP FOR | 1,891 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 18,729 |
| SUP SC | 713 |
| SUP TOT | 21,342 |
| SWINE | 322 |
| SWINE KS | 148 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 521 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,300 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 287 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005007— 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, Upper, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/kootenay-upper-bc005007-1891/.