Eastern Rupert's Land, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Eastern Rupert's Land was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,349. The administrative centroid was at approximately 55.029°N, 74.931°W.
Population
In 1881, Eastern Rupert's Land had a population of 4,349: 2,181 male and 2,168 female residents. Population density was 0.0 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 (19.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained NO DATA, 1891 (76.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Eastern Rupert's Land shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 958 |
| Number of families | 958 |
| Number of females | 2,168 |
| Number of males | 2,181 |
| Number of married females | 859 |
| Number of married males | 791 |
| Number of married persons | 1,650 |
| Number of widowed females | 136 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 189 |
| POP TOT | 4,349 |
| Total population | 4,349 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,173 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,337 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,510 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 863 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 82 |
| Number of occupied houses | 946 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 136 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| BAR BU | 4 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,466 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 47 |
| HAY AC | 136 |
| HAY TONS | 273 |
| OAT BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 2,466 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 273 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,173 |
| C UNMD M | 1,337 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,510 |
| D OCC | 946 |
| FEMALE | 2,168 |
| H INHAB | 82 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 2,181 |
| MD F | 859 |
| MD M | 791 |
| MD TOT | 1,650 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1 |
| SHAN | 863 |
| TUR BU | 47 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 136 |
| WID M | 53 |
| WID TOT | 189 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193016— 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). "Eastern Rupert's Land, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/eastern-rupert-s-land-nt193016-1881/.