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.
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 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 565 total population, 288 females, 277 males, 231 married persons, 123 families, 122 married females, 109 married males, 18 widowed females, 18 widowed persons. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 316 single persons under 18, 168 single males under 18, 148 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 123 occupied houses, 110 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 13 inhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Kennedy | 1814–1890 | born here |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister | 1822–1883 | born here |
| Edward Paupanekis | 1840–1911 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 251 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.