Priest’s Valley, British Columbia (1891 census)
Priest’s Valley was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.312°N, 119.142°W.
Population
In 1891, Priest’s Valley had a population of 739: 535 male and 204 female residents. Population density was 1.9 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 Nicola, O’Kanagan, 1881 (7.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, East—Est, 1901 (5.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Priest’s Valley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 175 |
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 204 |
| Number of males | 535 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 204 |
| POP M | 535 |
| POP TOT | 739 |
| Total population | 739 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 103 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 368 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 471 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 64 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 675 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 32 |
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 141 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 55 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 130 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 63,381 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,683 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,707 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,318 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,837 |
| Acres of land in farms | 86,901 |
| Acres of oats | 683 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,901 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 1,050 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,099 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 474 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,517 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 51,160 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,139 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 29,803 |
| CRN BU | 75 |
| HAY AC | 2,318 |
| HAY TONS | 3,750 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,086 |
| Number of chickens | 3,011 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 692 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,136 |
| Number of milk cows | 197 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 142 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,298 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 294 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 420 |
| Number of swine | 1,927 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,443 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 683 |
| OAT BU | 36,099 |
| PEA BU | 474 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 8,517 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 856 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,645 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,520 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,750 |
| WHT AC | 2,901 |
| WHT FALL BU | 29,803 |
| WHT SP BU | 51,160 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 62 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 89 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,520 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,086 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 103 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 368 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 471 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 856 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 692 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,645 |
| FRN CA | 64 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,011 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,136 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 141 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 90 |
| MD MALE | 155 |
| MD TOT | 245 |
| MILK COWS | 197 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 142 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,298 |
| OTHERS | 675 |
| SHEEP | 294 |
| SHEEP KS | 420 |
| SUP AM | 3,837 |
| SUP FOR | 19,683 |
| SUP JV | 130 |
| SUP PAT | 63,381 |
| SUP SC | 3,707 |
| SUP TOT | 86,901 |
| SWINE | 1,927 |
| SWINE KS | 1,443 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 173 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 7,139 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 32 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005012— 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). "Priest’s Valley, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/priest-s-valley-bc005012-1891/.