Colchester, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Colchester was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.474°N, 113.133°W.
Population
In 1901, Colchester had a population of 893: 476 male and 417 female residents. Population density was 5.4 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 Edmonton, 1891 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 270 townships, 1911 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Colchester shared boundaries with:
- Beaumont
- Beaver Lake, West—Ouest
- Clover Bar
- Edmonton, East—Est
- Josephburg
- Logan
- Plant
- Poplar Lake
- Rabbit Hills
- Strathcona, East—Est
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 417 |
| Number of males | 476 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of single females | 264 |
| Number of single males | 319 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| POP F | 417 |
| POP M | 476 |
| POP TOT | 893 |
| Total population | 893 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 166 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 115,000 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 115,000 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| HOUSES | 166 |
| MARRIED F | 148 |
| MARRIED M | 150 |
| SINGLE F | 264 |
| SINGLE M | 319 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT202029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT202029— 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). "Colchester, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/colchester-nt202029-1901/.