Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek, British Columbia (1881 census)
Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,702. The administrative centroid was at approximately 56.233°N, 121.719°W.
Population
In 1881, Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek had a population of 1,702: 1,101 male and 601 female residents. Population density was 0.0 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 (20.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lightning Creek, 1891 (50.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek shared boundaries with:
- Athabaska
- Cassiar, Northern Interior
- Coast of main land
- Edmonton N
- Keithley Creek
- Kootenai
- McKenzie
- Omineca
- Quesnelmouth
- Williams’ Lake
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 599 |
| Number of families | 599 |
| Number of females | 601 |
| Number of males | 1,101 |
| Number of married females | 254 |
| Number of married males | 355 |
| Number of married persons | 609 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 1,702 |
| Total population | 1,702 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 721 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,026 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 220 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 373 |
| Number of occupied houses | 593 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 260 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 270 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 260 |
| HAY AC | 270 |
| HAY TONS | 220 |
| POT BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 220 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 305 |
| C UNMD M | 721 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,026 |
| D OCC | 593 |
| FEMALE | 601 |
| H INHAB | 373 |
| H UNINH | 260 |
| MALE | 1,101 |
| MD F | 254 |
| MD M | 355 |
| MD TOT | 609 |
| NUMBER CD | 189 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5 |
| SHAN | 220 |
| TUR BU | 260 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC189001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC189001— 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). "Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/richfield-barkerville-lightning-creek-bc189001-1881/.