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. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 667 |
| Number of families | 667 |
| Number of females | 1,613 |
| Number of males | 1,662 |
| Number of married females | 705 |
| Number of married males | 635 |
| Number of married persons | 1,340 |
| Number of widowed females | 183 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 195 |
| POP TOT | 3,275 |
| Total population | 3,275 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 725 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,015 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,740 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 492 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 175 |
| Number of occupied houses | 667 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 735 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of wheat | 481 |
| BAR BU | 3,798 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,798 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,034 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 392 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,808 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,331 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,771 |
| HAY AC | 735 |
| HAY TONS | 1,471 |
| OAT BU | 18,034 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 166 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 10,808 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,471 |
| WHT AC | 481 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,331 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 725 |
| C UNMD M | 1,015 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,740 |
| D OCC | 667 |
| FEMALE | 1,613 |
| H CON | 20 |
| H INHAB | 175 |
| MALE | 1,662 |
| MD F | 705 |
| MD M | 635 |
| MD TOT | 1,340 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 392 |
| SHAN | 492 |
| TUR BU | 5,771 |
| WID F | 183 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 195 |
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/.