Devil Lake, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Devil Lake was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 503. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.498°N, 107.417°W.
Population
In 1901, Devil Lake had a population of 503: 237 male and 266 female residents. Population density was 0.4 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Devil Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 114 |
| Number of females | 266 |
| Number of males | 237 |
| Number of married females | 102 |
| Number of married males | 97 |
| Number of single females | 139 |
| Number of single males | 135 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP F | 266 |
| POP M | 237 |
| POP TOT | 503 |
| Total population | 503 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 106 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| HOUSES | 106 |
| MARRIED F | 102 |
| MARRIED M | 97 |
| SINGLE F | 139 |
| SINGLE M | 135 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT205017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT205017— 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). "Devil Lake, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/devil-lake-nt205017-1901/.