South, British Columbia (1881 census)
South was a census subdivision in New Westminster County, British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,640. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.098°N, 122.341°W.
Population
In 1881, South had a population of 1,640: 1,106 male and 534 female residents. Population density was 2.2 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 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of New Westminster, 1891 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 351 |
| Number of families | 351 |
| Number of females | 534 |
| Number of males | 1,106 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 479 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 1,640 |
| Total population | 1,640 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 815 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,127 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 24 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 318 |
| Number of occupied houses | 343 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,980 |
| Acres of potatoes | 203 |
| Acres of wheat | 750 |
| BAR BU | 10,557 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,557 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 267 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,609 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,006 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,659 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,959 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,064 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 41,536 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,438 |
| CRN BU | 50 |
| HAY AC | 2,980 |
| HAY TONS | 5,443 |
| OAT BU | 26,609 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,659 |
| POT AC | 203 |
| POT BU | 33,959 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,443 |
| WHT AC | 750 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,064 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,438 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 100 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 40 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 7,713 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 41,060 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Number of fishing boats | 140 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 432 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 432 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 140 |
| C UNMD F | 312 |
| C UNMD M | 815 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,127 |
| CD NAME | New Westminster |
| D OCC | 343 |
| FEMALE | 534 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,100 |
| GRA BU | 267 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 318 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 1,106 |
| MD F | 209 |
| MD M | 270 |
| MD TOT | 479 |
| NET XX F | 41,060 |
| NUMBER CD | 188 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 100 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,006 |
| OYS XB Q | 40 |
| SHAN | 24 |
| SLM XB Q | 7,713 |
| TUR BU | 41,536 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC188001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC188001— 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). "South, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/south-bc188001-1881/.