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Battleford, Northwest Territories (1881–1891)
Battleford was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in 2 censuses between 1881 and 1891. Population declined across the period (from 4,830 in 1881 to 2,790 in 1891).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,830 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,790 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Predecessors
- split off from Onion Lake in 1901
- split off from Meadow Lake in 1901
- split off from Stony Lake in 1901
- split off from Bresaylor in 1901
- split off from St. Michael in 1901
- split off from Meota in 1901
- split off from Battleford, North—Nord in 1901
- split off from Battleford, South—Sud in 1901
- split off from Baljennie in 1901
Successors
- later split into NO DATA in 1881
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT201001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.