Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg, Northwest Territories (1891 census)
Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,484. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.782°N, 100.993°W.
Population
In 1891, Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg had a population of 1,484: 745 male and 739 female residents. Population density was 0.0 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 contained Cumberland S, 1881 (35.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Cumberland N, 1881 (22.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nut Lake, 1901 (6.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Barrier River, 1901 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand Rapids, 1901 (2.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mossy Portage, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Red Deer River, 1901 (7.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cedar Lake, 1901 (4.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pas Mountain, 1901 (5.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained The Pas, 1901 (9.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Birch River, 1901 (4.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cumberland, 1901 (3.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Moose Lake, 1901 (18.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pine Bluff, 1901 (24.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg shared boundaries with:
- Boulton & Shell River
- Fairford & Posen
- Gimli
- Landsdowne
- Prince Albert
- Qu'Appelle
- Riding Mountain
- Rosedale
- The Unorganized Territories
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 112 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 306 |
| Number of families | 306 |
| Number of females | 739 |
| Number of males | 745 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 220 |
| Number of married persons | 443 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 739 |
| POP M | 745 |
| POP TOT | 1,484 |
| Total population | 1,484 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 517 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,013 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,483 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 213 |
| Number of houses | 70 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 70 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 51 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 65 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 283 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 797 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6 |
| Acres of land in farms | 803 |
| Acres of potatoes | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 337 |
| HAY TONS | 125 |
| Number of chickens | 62 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 18 |
| Number of milk cows | 53 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 6 |
| Number of other cattle | 67 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 337 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 125 |
Other recorded variables (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,100 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 496 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 517 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,013 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 306 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 62 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 18 |
| HOUSES | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 70 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 223 |
| MD MALE | 220 |
| MD TOT | 443 |
| MILK COWS | 53 |
| NAME CD | Saskatchewan |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 2 |
| OC TOT | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 67 |
| OTHERS | 1,483 |
| SUP AM | 6 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 797 |
| SUP TOT | 803 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 283 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 213 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT201002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT201002— 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 1891 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). "Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg, Northwest Territories (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/carrot-river-lake-winnipeg-nt201002-1891/.