Mountain, British Columbia (1891 census)
Mountain was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.287°N, 124.519°W.
Population
In 1891, Mountain had a population of 1,625: 1,106 male and 519 female residents. Population density was 8.6 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 Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay, 1881 (18.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Nanaimo, North—Nord, 1901 (63.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 343 |
| Number of families | 343 |
| Number of females | 519 |
| Number of males | 1,106 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 370 |
| Number of married persons | 593 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 519 |
| POP M | 1,106 |
| POP TOT | 1,625 |
| Total population | 1,625 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 710 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 992 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,618 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 334 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 334 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 327 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,260 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,278 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 201 |
| Acres of hay crops | 179 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 297 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,835 |
| Acres of oats | 159 |
| Acres of potatoes | 29 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,232 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,655 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 179 |
| HAY TONS | 350 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1 |
| Number of chickens | 1,554 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 57 |
| Number of milk cows | 80 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 49 |
| Number of other cattle | 69 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 20 |
| Number of swine | 100 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 159 |
| OAT BU | 2,232 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 2,655 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 350 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 97 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 710 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 992 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,554 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 57 |
| HOUSES | 334 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 108 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 327 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 90 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 334 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 223 |
| MD MALE | 370 |
| MD TOT | 593 |
| MILK COWS | 80 |
| NAME CD | Vancouver |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 39 |
| OC TOT | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 69 |
| OTHERS | 1,618 |
| SHEEP | 20 |
| SUP AM | 297 |
| SUP FOR | 3,278 |
| SUP JV | 96 |
| SUP PAT | 1,260 |
| SUP SC | 201 |
| SUP TOT | 4,835 |
| SWINE | 100 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 335 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC003010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003010— 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). "Mountain, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/mountain-bc003010-1891/.