Didsbury, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Didsbury was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 553. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1743949. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.664°N, 113.704°W.
Population
In 1901, Didsbury had a population of 553: 299 male and 254 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 Calgary & Red Deer, 1891 (0.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 411 townships, 1911 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Didsbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 553 total population, 299 males, 254 females, 190 single males, 153 single females, 121 families, 106 married males, 98 married females, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 101 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 168,773 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT202036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT202036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1743949
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didsbury,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didsbury_(Alberta)
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). "Didsbury, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/didsbury-nt202036-1901/.