Battleford, South—Sud, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Battleford, South—Sud was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,089. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q619597. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.427°N, 108.467°W.
Population
In 1901, Battleford, South—Sud had a population of 1,089: 569 male and 520 female residents.
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 Battleford, 1891 (4.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Landis vl (T37 R18 MW3), 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Coblenz vl (T38 R19 MW3), 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wilkie t-v, 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Battleford t-v, 1911 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sweet Grass I R, 1911 (4.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Delmas vl (Tpts 45,46 R18 MW3), 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Battleford, South—Sud shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,089 total population, 569 males, 520 females, 328 families, 313 single males, 234 married females, 227 married males, 223 single females, 63 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 285 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 629,040 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Gammie Laurie | 1833–1903 | died here |
| Édouard Richard | 1844–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT205005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT205005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q619597
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleford
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). "Battleford, South—Sud, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/battleford-south-sud-nt205005-1901/.