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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7576262. 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.
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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 307 total population, 184 males, 132 married persons, 123 females, 66 married females, 66 married males, 59 families, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 6 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 162 single persons under 18, 111 single males under 18, 51 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 306 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 59 houses, 59 houses built of wood, 59 occupied houses, 53 houses of 1 story, 38 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of 2 stories, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,926 bushels of potatoes, 4,124 acres of land in farms, 3,410 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,700 pounds of homemade butter, 1,537 bushels of turnips, 850 chickens, 754 other cattle, 710 bushels of oats, 686 tons of hay, 662 bushels of barley, 510 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 509 horses aged over 3 years, 468 bushels of spring wheat, 443 acres of hay crops, 204 acres of improved land in farms, 200 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 196 horses aged 3 years and under, 162 bushels of beans, 150 cattle killed or sold, 130 acres of farmland under crops, 105 swine, 100 bushels of rye, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 milk cows, 51 bushels of corn, 50 occupants of farms, 47 farm occupants who own their land, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 acres of potatoes, 29 acres of barley, 29 acres of oats, 27 swine slaughtered or sold, 25 acres of wheat, 17 ducks, 15 turkeys, 13 sheep, 10 sheep slaughtered or sold, 9 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of peas, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 geese, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q7576262
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/.