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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,790 total population, 1,415 males, 1,375 females, 796 married persons, 587 families, 419 married females, 377 married males, 43 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,951 single persons under 18, 1,024 single males under 18, 927 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,694 persons who are not French Canadian, 96 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 583 occupied houses, 351 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 232 houses, 232 houses built of wood, 121 houses of 1 story, 111 houses of 2 stories, 58 houses of 2 rooms, 53 houses of 1 room, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,973 acres of land in farms, 29,319 acres of farmland in pasture, 28,994 pounds of homemade butter, 20,648 bushels of oats, 13,529 bushels of spring wheat, 5,710 tons of hay, 3,505 bushels of turnips, 3,205 bushels of potatoes, 2,750 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,709 chickens, 2,080 other cattle, 2,059 bushels of barley, 1,729 milk cows, 1,279 acres of improved land in farms, 1,252 acres of farmland under crops, 1,094 horses aged over 3 years, 590 sheep, 579 acres of wheat, 566 acres of oats, 500 cattle killed or sold, 464 horses aged 3 years and under, 409 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 375 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 240 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 187 swine, 151 occupants of farms, 137 farm occupants who own their land, 136 sheep slaughtered or sold, 122 swine slaughtered or sold, 71 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 acres of barley, 64 oxen, 62 turkeys, 50 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 bushels of peas, 37 other fowl, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 acres of potatoes, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 ducks, 4 employees on farms, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 geese, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Papewes | 1836–1901 | born here |
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/.