Okanagan Mission, British Columbia (1891 census)
Okanagan Mission was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 348. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.621°N, 118.862°W.
Population
In 1891, Okanagan Mission had a population of 348: 233 male and 115 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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 Osoyoos, 1881 (75.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, East—Est, 1901 (66.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Okanagan Mission shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.90 |
| FAM NO | 89 |
| Number of families | 89 |
| Number of females | 115 |
| Number of males | 233 |
| Number of married females | 47 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 100 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 115 |
| POP M | 233 |
| POP TOT | 348 |
| Total population | 348 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 61 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 168 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 229 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 338 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 79 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 79 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 42 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 60 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 50,427 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,766 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,731 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,441 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,821 |
| Acres of land in farms | 56,014 |
| Acres of oats | 315 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,349 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 346 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,000 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,922 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,855 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,149 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,590 |
| CRN BU | 346 |
| HAY AC | 1,441 |
| HAY TONS | 2,568 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,163 |
| Number of chickens | 2,109 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 83 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 37 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 358 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 671 |
| Number of milk cows | 123 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 100 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,275 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 261 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 69 |
| Number of swine | 1,396 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,356 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 315 |
| OAT BU | 14,000 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 7,922 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,475 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,935 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,568 |
| WHT AC | 1,349 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,590 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,855 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 76 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,935 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,163 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 61 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 168 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 229 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,475 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 358 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 89 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.90 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 37 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,109 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 671 |
| HOUSES | 79 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 79 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 47 |
| MD MALE | 53 |
| MD TOT | 100 |
| MILK COWS | 123 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 83 |
| OC TOT | 100 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,275 |
| OTHERS | 338 |
| SHEEP | 261 |
| SHEEP KS | 69 |
| SUP AM | 1,821 |
| SUP FOR | 3,766 |
| SUP JV | 90 |
| SUP PAT | 50,427 |
| SUP SC | 1,731 |
| SUP TOT | 56,014 |
| SWINE | 1,396 |
| SWINE KS | 1,356 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 81 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 5,149 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005010— 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). "Okanagan Mission, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/okanagan-mission-bc005010-1891/.