Quesnelmouth, British Columbia (1881 census)
Quesnelmouth was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.778°N, 122.998°W.
Population
In 1881, Quesnelmouth had a population of 799: 631 male and 168 female residents. Population density was 0.2 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 (1.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Alexandria, 1891 (59.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Quesnelle, 1891 (40.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Quesnelmouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 168 |
| Number of males | 631 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 349 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP TOT | 799 |
| Total population | 799 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 92 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 439 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 44 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 116 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 465 |
| Acres of potatoes | 60 |
| Acres of wheat | 495 |
| BAR BU | 1,055 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,055 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,786 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 566 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,701 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,585 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,325 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 500 |
| HAY AC | 465 |
| HAY TONS | 564 |
| OAT BU | 20,786 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 60 |
| POT BU | 9,701 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 564 |
| WHT AC | 495 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,585 |
| WHT WTR BU | 500 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 92 |
| C UNMD M | 347 |
| C UNMD TOT | 439 |
| D OCC | 160 |
| FEMALE | 168 |
| H INHAB | 116 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 631 |
| MD F | 68 |
| MD M | 281 |
| MD TOT | 349 |
| NUMBER CD | 189 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 566 |
| SHAN | 44 |
| TUR BU | 2,325 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC189002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC189002— 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). "Quesnelmouth, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/quesnelmouth-bc189002-1881/.