Bow River, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Bow River was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.674°N, 113.441°W.
Population
In 1881, Bow River had a population of 3,275: 1,662 male and 1,613 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 NO DATA, 1871 (1.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained McLeod, 1891 (41.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bow River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,275 total population, 1,662 males, 1,613 females, 1,340 married persons, 705 married females, 667 families, 635 married males, 195 widowed persons, 183 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,740 single persons under 18, 1,015 single males under 18, 725 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 667 occupied houses, 492 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 175 inhabited houses, 20 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,034 bushels of oats, 10,808 bushels of potatoes, 10,331 bushels of spring wheat, 5,771 bushels of turnips, 3,798 bushels of barley, 1,471 tons of hay, 735 acres of hay crops, 481 acres of wheat, 392 bushels of other root crops, 166 bushels of peas and beans, 98 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Keeseekoowenin | 1818–1906 | born here |
| Natoyist-siksinaʼ | 1824–1893 | born here |
| Isapo-Muxika | 1830–1890 | born here |
| John Glenn | 1833–1886 | died here |
| Pītikwahanapiwīyin | 1842–1886 | died here |
| Makoyi-Opistoki | 1845–1913 | born here |
| Kukatosi-Poka | 1860–1889 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 580 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193007— 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 1881 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). "Bow River, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/bow-river-nt193007-1881/.