Cassils, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Cassils was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 77. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.769°N, 111.971°W.
Population
In 1901, Cassils had a population of 77: 59 male and 18 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brooks vl (T18 R14 MW4), 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bassano vl (T21 R18 MW4), 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cassils shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 77 total population, 59 males, 36 single males, 23 married males, 18 females, 17 families, 9 married females, 8 single females, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 17 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,564,191 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Ware | 1850–1905 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT202026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT202026— 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 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). "Cassils, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/cassils-nt202026-1901/.