Spallumcheen, British Columbia (1891 census)
Spallumcheen was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,342. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.660°N, 118.757°W.
Population
In 1891, Spallumcheen had a population of 1,342: 1,000 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 0.9 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 Nicola, O’Kanagan, 1881 (27.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, North—Nord, 1901 (12.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Spallumcheen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.90 |
| FAM NO | 343 |
| Number of families | 343 |
| Number of females | 342 |
| Number of males | 1,000 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of married persons | 422 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 342 |
| POP M | 1,000 |
| POP TOT | 1,342 |
| Total population | 1,342 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 704 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 894 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 25 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,317 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 114 |
| Number of houses | 228 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 228 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 67 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 196 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 342 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 233 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 24,240 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 31,210 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,449 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,866 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,682 |
| Acres of land in farms | 59,132 |
| Acres of oats | 821 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of turnips | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,381 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 534 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 534 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,243 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 858 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,305 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 58,992 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,645 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11,040 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 79 |
| HAY AC | 1,866 |
| HAY TONS | 2,725 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 556 |
| Number of chickens | 5,485 |
| Number of ducks | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 180 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 36 |
| Number of geese | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 275 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 774 |
| Number of milk cows | 288 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 216 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,642 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 669 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 525 |
| Number of swine | 2,122 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,762 |
| Number of turkeys | 30 |
| OAT AC | 821 |
| OAT BU | 42,243 |
| PEA BU | 858 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 18,305 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,172 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,370 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,590 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,725 |
| WHT AC | 2,381 |
| WHT FALL BU | 11,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 58,992 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 76 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 76 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 66 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,590 |
| CATTLE KS | 556 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 704 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 894 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,172 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 275 |
| DUCKS | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,370 |
| FRN CA | 25 |
| GEESE | 1 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,485 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 774 |
| HOUSES | 228 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 196 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 228 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 147 |
| MD MALE | 275 |
| MD TOT | 422 |
| MILK COWS | 288 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC F | 36 |
| OC P | 180 |
| OC TOT | 216 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,642 |
| OTHERS | 1,317 |
| SHEEP | 669 |
| SHEEP KS | 525 |
| SUP AM | 3,682 |
| SUP FOR | 31,210 |
| SUP JV | 233 |
| SUP PAT | 24,240 |
| SUP SC | 3,449 |
| SUP TOT | 59,132 |
| SWINE | 2,122 |
| SWINE KS | 1,762 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 342 |
| TUR AC | 46 |
| TUR BU | 10,645 |
| TURKEY | 30 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 114 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005014— 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). "Spallumcheen, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/spallumcheen-bc005014-1891/.