Spence’s Bridge, British Columbia (1891 census)
Spence’s Bridge was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 307. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.302°N, 121.221°W.
Population
In 1891, Spence’s Bridge had a population of 307: 184 male and 123 female residents. Population density was 3.0 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 Lytton and Cache Creek and Spence's Bridge and Kamloops, 1881 (1.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yale, North—Nord, 1901 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Spence’s Bridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 59 |
| Number of families | 59 |
| Number of females | 123 |
| Number of males | 184 |
| Number of married females | 66 |
| Number of married males | 66 |
| Number of married persons | 132 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 123 |
| POP M | 184 |
| POP TOT | 307 |
| Total population | 307 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 51 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 111 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 162 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 306 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 59 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 59 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 38 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 53 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 59 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,410 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 510 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 130 |
| Acres of hay crops | 443 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 204 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,124 |
| Acres of oats | 29 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 662 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 662 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,926 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,537 |
| CRN BU | 51 |
| HAY AC | 443 |
| HAY TONS | 686 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 150 |
| Number of chickens | 850 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 196 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 509 |
| Number of milk cows | 55 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 50 |
| Number of other cattle | 754 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 13 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 105 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 27 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 29 |
| OAT BU | 710 |
| PEA BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 5,926 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,700 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 686 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 468 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 162 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,700 |
| CATTLE KS | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 51 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 111 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 162 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 200 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 196 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 59 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 850 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 509 |
| HOUSES | 59 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 59 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 66 |
| MD MALE | 66 |
| MD TOT | 132 |
| MILK COWS | 55 |
| NAME CD | Yale |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 47 |
| OC TOT | 50 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 754 |
| OTHERS | 306 |
| SHEEP | 13 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 204 |
| SUP FOR | 510 |
| SUP JV | 74 |
| SUP PAT | 3,410 |
| SUP SC | 130 |
| SUP TOT | 4,124 |
| SWINE | 105 |
| SWINE KS | 27 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 59 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,537 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC005015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC005015— 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). "Spence’s Bridge, British Columbia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/spence-s-bridge-bc005015-1891/.