Battleford, Northwest Territories (1891 census)
Battleford was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.441°N, 109.614°W.
Population
In 1891, Battleford had a population of 2,790: 1,415 male and 1,375 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,830 |
| 1891 | 2,790 |
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 contained Battleford, 1881 (68.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Baljennie, 1901 (5.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Battleford, South—Sud, 1901 (4.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Battleford, North—Nord, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Meota, 1901 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Michael, 1901 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bresaylor, 1901 (38.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stony Lake, 1901 (6.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Meadow Lake, 1901 (21.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Onion Lake, 1901 (16.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Battleford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 587 |
| Number of families | 587 |
| Number of females | 1,375 |
| Number of males | 1,415 |
| Number of married females | 419 |
| Number of married males | 377 |
| Number of married persons | 796 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 1,375 |
| POP M | 1,415 |
| POP TOT | 2,790 |
| Total population | 2,790 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 927 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,024 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,951 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 96 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,694 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 351 |
| Number of houses | 232 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 232 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 53 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 111 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 583 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 29,319 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 375 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,252 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,279 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,973 |
| Acres of oats | 566 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 579 |
| BAR AC | 70 |
| BAR BU | 2,059 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,059 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,648 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,205 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,529 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,505 |
| HAY TONS | 5,710 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 500 |
| Number of chickens | 2,709 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 464 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,094 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,729 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,080 |
| Number of other fowl | 37 |
| Number of oxen | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 590 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 136 |
| Number of swine | 187 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 122 |
| Number of turkeys | 62 |
| OAT AC | 566 |
| OAT BU | 20,648 |
| PEA BU | 41 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 3,205 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 240 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 409 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,750 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,994 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,710 |
| WHT AC | 579 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,529 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 50 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,994 |
| CATTLE KS | 500 |
| CHEESE LB | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 927 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,024 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,951 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 409 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 464 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 587 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,750 |
| FRN CA | 96 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,709 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,094 |
| HOUSES | 232 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 232 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 419 |
| MD MALE | 377 |
| MD TOT | 796 |
| MILK COWS | 1,729 |
| NAME CD | Saskatchewan |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 137 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER FOWL | 37 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,080 |
| OTHERS | 2,694 |
| SHEEP | 590 |
| SHEEP KS | 136 |
| SUP AM | 1,279 |
| SUP FOR | 375 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 29,319 |
| SUP SC | 1,252 |
| SUP TOT | 30,973 |
| SWINE | 187 |
| SWINE KS | 122 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 583 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 3,505 |
| TURKEY | 62 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 351 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT201001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT201001— 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 1891 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). "Battleford, Northwest Territories (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/battleford-nt201001-1891/.