Omineca, British Columbia (1881 census)
Omineca was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,176. The administrative centroid was at approximately 56.132°N, 125.501°W.
Population
In 1881, Omineca had a population of 1,176: 634 male and 542 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 NO DATA, 1871 (5.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Omineca shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 346 |
| Number of families | 346 |
| Number of females | 542 |
| Number of males | 634 |
| Number of married females | 219 |
| Number of married males | 216 |
| Number of married persons | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP TOT | 1,176 |
| Total population | 1,176 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 397 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 669 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 42 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 21 |
| Number of occupied houses | 63 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 200 |
| Acres of potatoes | 12 |
| BAR BU | 35 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 500 |
| HAY AC | 200 |
| HAY TONS | 60 |
| OAT BU | 20 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 500 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 60 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 272 |
| C UNMD M | 397 |
| C UNMD TOT | 669 |
| D OCC | 63 |
| FEMALE | 542 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 21 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 634 |
| MD F | 219 |
| MD M | 216 |
| MD TOT | 435 |
| NUMBER CD | 189 |
| SHAN | 42 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC189006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC189006— 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). "Omineca, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/omineca-bc189006-1881/.