Lytton, British Columbia (1891 census)
Lytton was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,338. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.202°N, 121.310°W.
Population
In 1891, Lytton had a population of 1,338: 759 male and 579 female residents. Population density was 8.4 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 Lytton and Cache Creek and Spence's Bridge and Kamloops, 1881 (2.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, North—Nord, 1901 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lytton 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 | 3.70 |
| FAM NO | 364 |
| Number of families | 364 |
| Number of females | 579 |
| Number of males | 759 |
| Number of married females | 281 |
| Number of married males | 292 |
| Number of married persons | 573 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP F | 579 |
| POP M | 759 |
| POP TOT | 1,338 |
| Total population | 1,338 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 427 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 676 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,336 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 191 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 191 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 94 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 100 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,793 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,620 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 202 |
| Acres of hay crops | 444 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 302 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,715 |
| Acres of oats | 28 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 77 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 788 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 788 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 560 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 752 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 684 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,856 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,156 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,683 |
| CRN BU | 105 |
| HAY AC | 444 |
| HAY TONS | 553 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 164 |
| Number of chickens | 2,714 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 131 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 168 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 738 |
| Number of milk cows | 91 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 153 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,341 |
| Number of other fowl | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 134 |
| Number of sheep | 10 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| Number of swine | 343 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 156 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 28 |
| OAT BU | 752 |
| PEA BU | 684 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 7,856 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 62 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 553 |
| WHT AC | 77 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,156 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| BEN BU | 560 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,250 |
| CATTLE KS | 164 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 249 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 427 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 676 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 62 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 168 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 364 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.70 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,714 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 738 |
| HOUSES | 191 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 94 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 191 |
| INF 11 A | 134 |
| MD FEM | 281 |
| MD MALE | 292 |
| MD TOT | 573 |
| MILK COWS | 91 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 131 |
| OC P | 21 |
| OC TOT | 153 |
| OTHER FOWL | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,341 |
| OTHERS | 1,336 |
| SHEEP | 10 |
| SHEEP KS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 302 |
| SUP FOR | 1,620 |
| SUP JV | 100 |
| SUP PAT | 4,793 |
| SUP SC | 202 |
| SUP TOT | 6,715 |
| SWINE | 343 |
| SWINE KS | 156 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 193 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,683 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 40 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005008— 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). "Lytton, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/lytton-bc005008-1891/.