North, British Columbia (1881 census)
North was a census subdivision in New Westminster County, 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. Population density was 0.5 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 (2.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- 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).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vancouver, City—Cité, 1891 (0.1% 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 753 |
| Number of families | 753 |
| Number of females | 1,387 |
| Number of males | 2,616 |
| Number of married females | 534 |
| Number of married males | 631 |
| Number of married persons | 1,165 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP TOT | 4,003 |
| Total population | 4,003 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,959 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,744 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 220 |
| Number of houses under construction | 30 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 528 |
| Number of occupied houses | 748 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,586 |
| Acres of potatoes | 168 |
| Acres of wheat | 379 |
| BAR BU | 4,150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,150 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,335 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,045 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,187 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,383 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40,230 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 1,586 |
| HAY TONS | 3,481 |
| OAT BU | 13,335 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,187 |
| POT AC | 168 |
| POT BU | 24,383 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,481 |
| WHT AC | 379 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,100 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 335 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 30 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 16,645 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 22,770 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 101,200 |
| Number of fishing boats | 93 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 375 |
| Number of shoremen | 437 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 30 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 375 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 93 |
| C UNMD F | 785 |
| C UNMD M | 1,959 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,744 |
| CD NAME | New Westminster |
| D OCC | 748 |
| FEMALE | 1,387 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 101,200 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| GSP XB Q | 335 |
| H CON | 30 |
| H INHAB | 528 |
| H UNINH | 48 |
| MALE | 2,616 |
| MD F | 534 |
| MD M | 631 |
| MD TOT | 1,165 |
| NET XX F | 22,770 |
| NUMBER CD | 188 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 5 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,045 |
| SHAN | 220 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 437 |
| SLM XB Q | 16,645 |
| TUR BU | 40,230 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
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/.