Cumberland N, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Cumberland N was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.687°N, 100.653°W.
Population
In 1881, Cumberland N had a population of 565: 277 male and 288 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg, 1891 (22.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cumberland N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 123 |
| Number of families | 123 |
| Number of females | 288 |
| Number of males | 277 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 231 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 565 |
| Total population | 565 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 148 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 168 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 316 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 110 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 148 |
| C UNMD M | 168 |
| C UNMD TOT | 316 |
| D OCC | 123 |
| FEMALE | 288 |
| H INHAB | 13 |
| MALE | 277 |
| MD F | 122 |
| MD M | 109 |
| MD TOT | 231 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| SHAN | 110 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193011— 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 1881 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). "Cumberland N, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/cumberland-n-nt193011-1881/.