Osoyoos, British Columbia (1891 census)
Osoyoos was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.322°N, 119.785°W.
Population
In 1891, Osoyoos had a population of 711: 462 male and 249 female residents. Population density was 0.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 117 |
| 1891 | 711 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 (11.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, East—Est, 1901 (10.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Osoyoos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.40 |
| FAM NO | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 249 |
| Number of males | 462 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 249 |
| POP M | 462 |
| POP TOT | 711 |
| Total population | 711 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 120 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 430 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 706 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 33 |
| Number of houses | 174 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 151 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 170 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 207 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 80 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 59,393 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 809 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 919 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,805 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 999 |
| Acres of land in farms | 61,201 |
| Acres of oats | 547 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 270 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 90 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,885 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,267 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 660 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,219 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,120 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 315 |
| HAY AC | 1,805 |
| HAY TONS | 2,490 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,619 |
| Number of chickens | 2,610 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 88 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 56 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,442 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,923 |
| Number of milk cows | 157 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 144 |
| Number of other cattle | 9,224 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 313 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 507 |
| Number of swine | 573 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 240 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 547 |
| OAT BU | 19,885 |
| PEA BU | 105 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 11,267 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 833 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,396 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,405 |
| RYE BU | 660 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,490 |
| WHT AC | 270 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,219 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 84 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,405 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,619 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 430 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 833 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,442 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 208 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,396 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,610 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,923 |
| HOUSES | 174 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 151 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 170 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 136 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| MILK COWS | 157 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC F | 56 |
| OC P | 88 |
| OC TOT | 144 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 9,224 |
| OTHERS | 706 |
| SHEEP | 313 |
| SHEEP KS | 507 |
| SUP AM | 999 |
| SUP FOR | 809 |
| SUP JV | 80 |
| SUP PAT | 59,393 |
| SUP SC | 919 |
| SUP TOT | 61,201 |
| SWINE | 573 |
| SWINE KS | 240 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 207 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,120 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 33 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005011— 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). "Osoyoos, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/osoyoos-bc005011-1891/.