Nicola, British Columbia (1891 census)
Nicola was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 752. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.928°N, 120.409°W.
Population
In 1891, Nicola had a population of 752: 405 male and 347 female residents. Population density was 0.4 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 Nicola, O’Kanagan, 1881 (37.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, West—Ouest, 1901 (27.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Nicola 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 | 3.50 |
| FAM NO | 213 |
| Number of families | 213 |
| Number of females | 347 |
| Number of males | 405 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of married persons | 326 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 347 |
| POP M | 405 |
| POP TOT | 752 |
| Total population | 752 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 169 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 406 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 743 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 73 |
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 27 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 71 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 33,819 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,391 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,017 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,313 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,081 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,291 |
| Acres of oats | 225 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 520 |
| BAR AC | 96 |
| BAR BU | 4,006 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,006 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,223 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,680 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,329 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,599 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,686 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 810 |
| CRN BU | 85 |
| HAY AC | 2,313 |
| HAY TONS | 2,743 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 618 |
| Number of chickens | 2,320 |
| Number of ducks | 51 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 102 |
| Number of geese | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 581 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,142 |
| Number of milk cows | 279 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 164 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,938 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 69 |
| Number of sheep | 544 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 500 |
| Number of swine | 460 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 302 |
| Number of turkeys | 86 |
| OAT AC | 225 |
| OAT BU | 10,223 |
| PEA BU | 2,680 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 6,329 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,556 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,727 |
| RYE BU | 330 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,743 |
| WHT AC | 520 |
| WHT FALL BU | 810 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,599 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 54 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,727 |
| CATTLE KS | 618 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 237 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 406 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,556 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 581 |
| DUCKS | 51 |
| FAMILIES | 213 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.50 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 1 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,320 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,142 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 69 |
| MD FEM | 165 |
| MD MALE | 161 |
| MD TOT | 326 |
| MILK COWS | 279 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 102 |
| OC P | 61 |
| OC TOT | 164 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,938 |
| OTHERS | 743 |
| SHEEP | 544 |
| SHEEP KS | 500 |
| SUP AM | 1,081 |
| SUP FOR | 2,391 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 33,819 |
| SUP SC | 1,017 |
| SUP TOT | 37,291 |
| SWINE | 460 |
| SWINE KS | 302 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 166 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,686 |
| TURKEY | 86 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 73 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005009— 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). "Nicola, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/nicola-bc005009-1891/.