Western Coast, British Columbia (1881 census)
Western Coast was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,287. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.406°N, 125.829°W.
Population
In 1881, Western Coast had a population of 5,287: 2,654 male and 2,633 female residents. Population density was 1.2 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 (1.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Western Coast shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 453 |
| Number of families | 453 |
| Number of females | 2,633 |
| Number of males | 2,654 |
| Number of married females | 730 |
| Number of married males | 767 |
| Number of married persons | 1,497 |
| Number of widowed females | 182 |
| Number of widowed males | 157 |
| Number of widowed persons | 339 |
| POP TOT | 5,287 |
| Total population | 5,287 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,721 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,730 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,451 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 329 |
| Number of occupied houses | 329 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 101 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 134 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 592 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 384 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,237 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 440 |
| HAY AC | 134 |
| HAY TONS | 227 |
| OAT BU | 592 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 275 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 8,237 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 227 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 381 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,721 |
| C UNMD M | 1,730 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,451 |
| D OCC | 329 |
| FEMALE | 2,633 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 329 |
| H UNINH | 101 |
| MALE | 2,654 |
| MD F | 730 |
| MD M | 767 |
| MD TOT | 1,497 |
| NUMBER CD | 192 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 384 |
| TUR BU | 440 |
| WID F | 182 |
| WID M | 157 |
| WID TOT | 339 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC192006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC192006— 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). "Western Coast, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/western-coast-bc192006-1881/.