Quesnelle, British Columbia (1891 census)
Quesnelle was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.033°N, 123.156°W.
Population
In 1891, Quesnelle had a population of 706: 503 male and 203 female residents. Population density was 0.4 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 Quesnelmouth, 1881 (40.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cariboo, 1901 (2.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Quesnelle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.60 |
| FAM NO | 193 |
| Number of families | 193 |
| Number of females | 203 |
| Number of males | 508 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 318 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 203 |
| POP M | 503 |
| POP TOT | 706 |
| Total population | 706 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 101 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 354 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 694 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 48 |
| Number of houses | 143 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 82 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 517 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,323 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 488 |
| Acres of hay crops | 213 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 500 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,340 |
| Acres of oats | 320 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 96 |
| BAR AC | 30 |
| BAR BU | 691 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 691 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,380 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,713 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,042 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,757 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 170 |
| HAY AC | 213 |
| HAY TONS | 263 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 43 |
| Number of chickens | 586 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 307 |
| Number of milk cows | 35 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 33 |
| Number of other cattle | 188 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 12 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 212 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 150 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 320 |
| OAT BU | 10,380 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 4,713 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 48 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,115 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 263 |
| WHT AC | 96 |
| WHT FALL BU | 170 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,042 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,115 |
| CATTLE KS | 43 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 101 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 354 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 48 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 193 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.60 |
| FRN CA | 12 |
| GEESE | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 586 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 307 |
| HOUSES | 143 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 89 |
| MD MALE | 229 |
| MD TOT | 318 |
| MILK COWS | 35 |
| NAME CD | Cariboo |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 19 |
| OC TOT | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 188 |
| OTHERS | 694 |
| SHEEP | 12 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 500 |
| SUP FOR | 3,323 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 517 |
| SUP SC | 488 |
| SUP TOT | 4,340 |
| SWINE | 212 |
| SWINE KS | 150 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 191 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,757 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 48 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC001009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC001009— 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). "Quesnelle, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/quesnelle-bc001009-1891/.