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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7081794. 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.
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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 348 total population, 233 males, 115 females, 100 married persons, 89 families, 53 married males, 47 married females, 19 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 3.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 229 single persons under 18, 168 single males under 18, 61 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 338 persons who are not French Canadian, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 81 occupied houses, 79 houses, 79 houses built of wood, 60 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 1 room, 19 houses of 2 stories, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,014 acres of land in farms, 50,427 acres of farmland in pasture, 18,855 bushels of spring wheat, 14,000 bushels of oats, 7,922 bushels of potatoes, 5,275 other cattle, 5,149 bushels of turnips, 4,935 pounds of homemade butter, 3,766 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,590 bushels of winter wheat, 2,568 tons of hay, 2,109 chickens, 1,821 acres of improved land in farms, 1,731 acres of farmland under crops, 1,475 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,441 acres of hay crops, 1,396 swine, 1,356 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,349 acres of wheat, 1,163 cattle killed or sold, 671 horses aged over 3 years, 358 horses aged 3 years and under, 346 bushels of corn, 315 acres of oats, 261 sheep, 123 milk cows, 112 bushels of beans, 100 occupants of farms, 90 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 farm occupants who own their land, 76 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 69 sheep slaughtered or sold, 39 acres of potatoes, 37 geese, 22 bushels of rye, 15 ducks, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 turkeys, 3 bushels of peas, 3 employees on farms, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Hagan | 1831–1896 | died here |
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: Q7081794
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/.