Lillooet, British Columbia (1891 census)
Lillooet was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,088. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.054°N, 123.053°W.
Population
In 1891, Lillooet had a population of 1,088: 608 male and 480 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 Clinton, Lillooet, 1881 (48.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lillooet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 480 |
| Number of males | 603 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 286 |
| Number of married persons | 524 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 480 |
| POP M | 608 |
| POP TOT | 1,088 |
| Total population | 1,088 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 499 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,086 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 190 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 186 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 182 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 108 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,990 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,650 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,340 |
| Acres of hay crops | 844 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,370 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,010 |
| Acres of oats | 276 |
| Acres of potatoes | 111 |
| Acres of turnips | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 646 |
| BAR AC | 108 |
| BAR BU | 2,960 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,960 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,741 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,867 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,111 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,527 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,970 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 250 |
| CRN BU | 285 |
| HAY AC | 844 |
| HAY TONS | 1,209 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 255 |
| Number of chickens | 3,073 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 117 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 420 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 868 |
| Number of milk cows | 183 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 148 |
| Number of other cattle | 990 |
| Number of other fowl | 101 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 110 |
| Number of sheep | 180 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 30 |
| Number of swine | 1,021 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 512 |
| OAT AC | 276 |
| OAT BU | 14,741 |
| PEA BU | 5,867 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 15,111 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 800 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,209 |
| WHT AC | 646 |
| WHT FALL BU | 250 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,527 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,120 |
| CATTLE KS | 255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 294 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 499 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 420 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 800 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,073 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 868 |
| HOUSES | 190 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 24 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 182 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 58 |
| HOUSES W | 186 |
| INF 11 A | 110 |
| MD FEM | 238 |
| MD MALE | 286 |
| MD TOT | 524 |
| MILK COWS | 183 |
| NAME CD | Cariboo |
| OC F | 117 |
| OC P | 31 |
| OC TOT | 148 |
| OTHER FOWL | 101 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 990 |
| OTHERS | 1,086 |
| SHEEP | 180 |
| SHEEP KS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 1,370 |
| SUP FOR | 2,650 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 6,990 |
| SUP SC | 1,340 |
| SUP TOT | 11,010 |
| SWINE | 1,021 |
| SWINE KS | 512 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 191 |
| TUR AC | 48 |
| TUR BU | 4,970 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC001008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC001008— 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). "Lillooet, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/lillooet-bc001008-1891/.