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 density was 2064.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,678 |
| 1901 | 6,499 |
| 1911 | 13,199 |
| 1921 | 14,495 |
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 164 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 | 1,156 |
| Number of families | 1,156 |
| Number of females | 2,166 |
| Number of males | 4,512 |
| Number of married females | 879 |
| Number of married males | 1,091 |
| Number of married persons | 1,970 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 137 |
| POP F | 2,166 |
| POP M | 4,512 |
| POP TOT | 6,678 |
| Total population | 6,678 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,571 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 108 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,570 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 94 |
| Number of houses | 1,054 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,036 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 38 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 612 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 422 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 185 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 490 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses under construction | 62 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 162 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 972 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,339 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 84 |
| Acres of hay crops | 318 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 246 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,557 |
| Acres of oats | 13 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 16 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 523 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,010 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,635 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 318 |
| HAY TONS | 667 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,487 |
| Number of chickens | 10,419 |
| Number of ducks | 314 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 170 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 34 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 501 |
| Number of milk cows | 428 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 195 |
| Number of other cattle | 437 |
| Number of other fowl | 248 |
| Number of oxen | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 179 |
| Number of sheep | 509 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,909 |
| Number of swine | 123 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 654 |
| Number of turkeys | 52 |
| OAT AC | 13 |
| OAT BU | 523 |
| PEA BU | 94 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 7,010 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,794 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,767 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 667 |
| WHT AC | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 240 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,767 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,487 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,376 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,571 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,794 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 314 |
| FAMILIES | 1,156 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 108 |
| GEESE | 34 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,419 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 501 |
| HOUSES | 1,054 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 62 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 185 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 108 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 612 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 490 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 96 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 75 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 422 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 1,036 |
| INF 11 A | 179 |
| MD FEM | 879 |
| MD MALE | 1,091 |
| MD TOT | 1,970 |
| MILK COWS | 428 |
| NAME CD | New Westminster |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 170 |
| OC TOT | 195 |
| OTHER FOWL | 248 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 437 |
| OTHERS | 6,570 |
| SHEEP | 509 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,909 |
| SUP AM | 246 |
| SUP FOR | 1,339 |
| SUP JV | 162 |
| SUP PAT | 972 |
| SUP SC | 84 |
| SUP TOT | 2,557 |
| SWINE | 123 |
| SWINE KS | 654 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,148 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,635 |
| TURKEY | 52 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 94 |
| WID FEM | 92 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 137 |
| WORKING OX | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213004— 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/.