Athabaska, Northwest Territories (1901 census)

Name: Athabaska (1901)
Address: Northwest Territories, CA

Athabaska was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 57.634°N, 110.006°W.

Population

In 1901, Athabaska had a population of 6,615: 3,601 male and 3,014 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1881	8,200
1901	6,615

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

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 The Unorganized Territories, 1891 (12.4% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Clear Lake I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Canoe Lake I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Canoe River I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pelican Narrows I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Sucker Point I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Deer Lake and Forks I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Stanley I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Barren Land I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Isle a la Crosse I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Isle a la Crosse I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Buffalo River I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained English River I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Lac la Loche I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pound Maker I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Fond du Lac I R, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Peace River District, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901

In the 1901 census, Athabaska shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1901

The 1901 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.

Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 6,615 total population, 3,601 males, 3,014 females, 2,264 single males, 1,723 single females, 1,578 families, 1,310 married males, 1,218 married females, 67 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 6 divorced females, 3 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)

Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 664 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)

Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 155,622,704 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Name	Lifespan	Connection
Isidore Clut	1832–1903	died here
James Francis Sanderson	1848–1902	born here
Mostos	1850–1918	born here

Identifiers

TCP UID: NT206001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_NT206001 — 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/athabaska-nt206001-1901/.