Athabaska, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
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 density was 0.0 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 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:
- Athabaska Landing
- Cariboo
- Egg Lake
- Green Lake
- Keewatin
- Lac La Biche
- Lake La Ronge
- Mackenzie
- Meadow Lake
- Onion Lake
- Pine Bluff
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 6 |
| Number of divorced males | 3 |
| Number of families | 1,578 |
| Number of females | 3,014 |
| Number of males | 3,601 |
| Number of married females | 1,218 |
| Number of married males | 1,310 |
| Number of single females | 1,723 |
| Number of single males | 2,264 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP F | 3,014 |
| POP M | 3,601 |
| POP TOT | 6,615 |
| Total population | 6,615 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 664 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 155,622,704 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 155,622,704 |
| DIVORCED F | 6 |
| DIVORCED M | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 1,578 |
| HOUSES | 664 |
| MARRIED F | 1,218 |
| MARRIED M | 1,310 |
| SINGLE F | 1,723 |
| SINGLE M | 2,264 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
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/.