Cotham, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Cotham was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 143. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.533°N, 102.512°W.
Population
In 1901, Cotham had a population of 143: 71 male and 72 female residents. Population density was 0.5 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cotham shared boundaries with:
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 | 33 |
| Number of females | 72 |
| Number of males | 71 |
| Number of married females | 23 |
| Number of married males | 24 |
| Number of single females | 43 |
| Number of single males | 44 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| POP F | 72 |
| POP M | 71 |
| POP TOT | 143 |
| Total population | 143 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 33 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 147,500 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 147,500 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 33 |
| HOUSES | 33 |
| MARRIED F | 23 |
| MARRIED M | 24 |
| SINGLE F | 43 |
| SINGLE M | 44 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT203020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT203020— 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). "Cotham, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/cotham-nt203020-1901/.