Princeton, British Columbia (1891 census)
Princeton was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 220. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.198°N, 120.181°W.
Population
In 1891, Princeton had a population of 220: 162 male and 58 female residents. Population density was 0.3 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 (13.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, East—Est, 1901 (11.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Princeton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 124 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3 |
| FAM NO | 75 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 58 |
| Number of males | 162 |
| Number of married females | 21 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of married persons | 79 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 58 |
| POP M | 162 |
| POP TOT | 220 |
| Total population | 220 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 31 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 100 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 131 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 218 |
Buildings & housing (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 68 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 64 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
Agriculture (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,669 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 137 |
| Acres of hay crops | 237 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 151 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,820 |
| Acres of oats | 76 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 43 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,155 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,294 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 717 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 640 |
| HAY AC | 237 |
| HAY TONS | 320 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 124 |
| Number of chickens | 405 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 165 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 378 |
| Number of milk cows | 73 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 28 |
| Number of other cattle | 395 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 7 |
| Number of swine | 125 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 19 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 76 |
| OAT BU | 2,155 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 2,294 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 28 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,620 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 320 |
| WHT AC | 43 |
| WHT SP BU | 717 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,620 |
| CATTLE KS | 124 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 31 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 131 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 28 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 165 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 75 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 405 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 378 |
| HOUSES | 68 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 68 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 21 |
| MD MALE | 58 |
| MD TOT | 79 |
| MILK COWS | 73 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 13 |
| OC TOT | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 395 |
| OTHERS | 218 |
| SHEEP | 7 |
| SUP AM | 151 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 11,669 |
| SUP SC | 137 |
| SUP TOT | 11,820 |
| SWINE | 125 |
| SWINE KS | 19 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 75 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 640 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005013— 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). "Princeton, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/princeton-bc005013-1891/.