Cumberland, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Cumberland was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.912°N, 102.994°W.
Population
In 1901, Cumberland had a population of 553: 276 male and 277 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 Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg, 1891 (3.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cumberland House I R, 1911 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized parts, 1911 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cumberland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 553 total population, 277 females, 276 males, 165 single females, 163 single males, 144 families, 101 married females, 101 married males, 12 widowed males, 11 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 144 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT205016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT205016— 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). "Cumberland, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/cumberland-nt205016-1901/.