Athabaska, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Athabaska was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 8,200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 56.917°N, 115.790°W.
Population
In 1881, Athabaska had a population of 8,200: 3,977 male and 4,223 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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 (4.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Athabaska 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 | 1,780 |
| Number of families | 1,780 |
| Number of females | 4,223 |
| Number of males | 3,977 |
| Number of married females | 1,778 |
| Number of married males | 1,570 |
| Number of married persons | 3,348 |
| Number of widowed females | 280 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 288 |
| POP TOT | 8,200 |
| Total population | 8,200 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,165 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,399 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,564 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1,760 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,780 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 190 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR BU | 207 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,370 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| HAY AC | 190 |
| HAY TONS | 378 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 2,370 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 378 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 52 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,165 |
| C UNMD M | 2,399 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,564 |
| D OCC | 1,780 |
| FEMALE | 4,223 |
| H INHAB | 20 |
| MALE | 3,977 |
| MD F | 1,778 |
| MD M | 1,570 |
| MD TOT | 3,348 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 63 |
| SHAN | 1,760 |
| TUR BU | 232 |
| WID F | 280 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 288 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193014— 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). "Athabaska, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/athabaska-nt193014-1881/.