Yale and Hope, British Columbia (1881 census)
Yale and Hope was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.590°N, 121.224°W.
Population
In 1881, Yale and Hope had a population of 2,296: 1,840 male and 456 female residents. Population density was 0.5 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 (1.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hope, 1891 (43.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Yale, 1891 (56.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Yale and Hope shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 258 |
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 456 |
| Number of males | 1,840 |
| Number of married females | 215 |
| Number of married males | 331 |
| Number of married persons | 546 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 2,296 |
| Total population | 2,296 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,466 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,680 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 70 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 185 |
| Number of occupied houses | 255 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 489 |
| Acres of potatoes | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 680 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,791 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 910 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 489 |
| HAY TONS | 479 |
| OAT BU | 165 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 2,791 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 479 |
| WHT AC | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 305 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 214 |
| C UNMD M | 1,466 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,680 |
| D OCC | 255 |
| FEMALE | 456 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 185 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 1,840 |
| MD F | 215 |
| MD M | 331 |
| MD TOT | 546 |
| NUMBER CD | 190 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 680 |
| SHAN | 70 |
| TUR BU | 910 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC190001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC190001— 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). "Yale and Hope, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/yale-and-hope-bc190001-1881/.