North, British Columbia (1881 census)
North was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.752°N, 123.046°W.
Population
In 1881, North had a population of 4,003: 2,616 male and 1,387 female residents.
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 (2.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vancouver, City—Cité, 1891 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of New Westminster, 1891 (4.0% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Westminster, City—Cité, 1891 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,003 total population, 2,616 males, 1,387 females, 1,165 married persons, 753 families, 631 married males, 534 married females, 94 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,744 single persons under 18, 1,959 single males under 18, 785 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 748 occupied houses, 528 inhabited houses, 220 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 48 uninhabited houses, 30 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40,230 bushels of turnips, 24,383 bushels of potatoes, 13,335 bushels of oats, 9,100 bushels of spring wheat, 5,045 bushels of other root crops, 4,150 bushels of barley, 3,481 tons of hay, 2,187 bushels of peas and beans, 1,586 acres of hay crops, 379 acres of wheat, 168 acres of potatoes, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 101,200 gallons of fish oil, 22,770 fathoms of fishing nets, 16,645 barrels of salmon, 437 shoremen, 375 men on fishing boats, 335 barrels of gaspareaux, 93 fishing boats, 30 barrels of herring or alewives, 5 barrels of other fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Su-á-pu-luck | 1854–1910 | born here |
| Allan McLean | 1855–1881 | died here |
| Richard McBride Canadian politician (1870-1917) | 1870–1917 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,003 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC188002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC188002— 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). "North, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/north-bc188002-1881/.