Nicola, O’Kanagan, British Columbia (1881 census)
Nicola, O’Kanagan was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.212°N, 119.705°W.
Population
In 1881, Nicola, O’Kanagan had a population of 1,199: 708 male and 491 female residents. Population density was 0.2 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 NO DATA, 1871 (1.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nicola, 1891 (37.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Priest’s Valley, 1891 (7.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Douglas Lake, 1891 (27.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Spallumcheen, 1891 (27.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nicola, O’Kanagan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 246 |
| Number of families | 246 |
| Number of females | 491 |
| Number of males | 708 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 1,199 |
| Total population | 1,199 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 484 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 769 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 226 |
| Number of occupied houses | 234 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,008 |
| Acres of potatoes | 168 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,238 |
| BAR BU | 6,719 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,719 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,460 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,993 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,856 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,923 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 24,071 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,872 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 984 |
| CRN BU | 550 |
| HAY AC | 4,008 |
| HAY TONS | 5,477 |
| OAT BU | 44,460 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,856 |
| POT AC | 168 |
| POT BU | 16,923 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,477 |
| WHT AC | 1,238 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,071 |
| WHT WTR BU | 984 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 285 |
| C UNMD M | 484 |
| C UNMD TOT | 769 |
| D OCC | 234 |
| FEMALE | 491 |
| GRA BU | 60 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 226 |
| MALE | 708 |
| MD F | 181 |
| MD M | 205 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| NUMBER CD | 190 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,993 |
| SHAN | 8 |
| TUR BU | 2,872 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC190003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC190003— 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 1881 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, O’Kanagan, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/nicola-o-kanagan-bc190003-1881/.