Calgary, South—Sud, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Calgary, South—Sud was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 678. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q36312. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.973°N, 114.073°W.
Population
In 1901, Calgary, South—Sud had a population of 678: 359 male and 319 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 Calgary & Red Deer, 1891 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Calgary, South—Sud shared boundaries with:
- Calgary, Centre
- Calgary, East—Est
- Calgary, North—Nord
- Calgary, West—Ouest
- Nose Creek
- Pine Creek
- Shepard
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 678 total population, 359 males, 319 females, 219 single males, 185 single females, 141 families, 134 married males, 125 married females, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 141 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 22,528 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander McGibbon | 1829–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT202021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT202021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q36312
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary
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). "Calgary, South—Sud, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/calgary-south-sud-nt202021-1901/.