New Westminster, City—Cité, British Columbia (1891 census)
New Westminster, City—Cité was a city in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,678. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q876122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.213°N, 122.910°W.
Population
In 1891, New Westminster, City—Cité had a population of 6,678: 4,512 male and 2,166 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,678 |
| 1901 | 6,499 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 North, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, New Westminster, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,678 total population, 4,512 males, 2,166 females, 1,970 married persons, 1,156 families, 1,091 married males, 879 married females, 137 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,571 single persons under 18, 3,376 single males under 18, 1,195 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,570 persons who are not French Canadian, 108 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,148 occupied houses, 1,054 houses, 1,036 houses built of wood, 612 houses of 1 story, 490 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 422 houses of 2 stories, 185 houses of 5 rooms, 108 houses of 4 rooms, 96 houses of 3 rooms, 94 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 75 houses of 2 rooms, 62 houses under construction, 38 houses of 1 room, 34 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 28 houses of over 15 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 18 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,419 chickens, 7,010 bushels of potatoes, 2,767 pounds of homemade butter, 2,557 acres of land in farms, 1,909 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,794 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,635 bushels of turnips, 1,487 cattle killed or sold, 1,339 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 972 acres of farmland in pasture, 667 tons of hay, 654 swine slaughtered or sold, 523 bushels of oats, 509 sheep, 501 horses aged over 3 years, 437 other cattle, 428 milk cows, 318 acres of hay crops, 314 ducks, 248 other fowl, 246 acres of improved land in farms, 240 bushels of spring wheat, 195 occupants of farms, 179 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 170 farm occupants who own their land, 162 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 123 swine, 108 oxen, 94 bushels of peas, 84 acres of farmland under crops, 52 turkeys, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 42 acres of potatoes, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 geese, 23 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 acres of wheat, 13 acres of oats, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of beans, 6 bushels of corn, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Taylor Fletcher | 1817–1897 | died here |
| Douglas Brymner | 1823–1902 | died here |
| Paul Durieu | 1830–1899 | died here |
| Flora Amelia Ross | 1842–1897 | died here |
| Thomas Mowat | 1859–1891 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC002004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q876122
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Westminster
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). "New Westminster, City—Cité, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/new-westminster-city-cit-bc002002-1891/.