Edmonton N, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Edmonton N was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,159. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.046°N, 115.028°W.
Population
In 1881, Edmonton N had a population of 1,159: 569 male and 590 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 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Edmonton N 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 | 248 |
| Number of families | 248 |
| Number of females | 590 |
| Number of males | 569 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 212 |
| Number of married persons | 450 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 1,159 |
| Total population | 1,159 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 317 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 356 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 673 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 220 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 28 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,022 |
| Acres of potatoes | 106 |
| Acres of wheat | 918 |
| BAR BU | 18,119 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,119 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,671 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,455 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,254 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,915 |
| HAY AC | 1,022 |
| HAY TONS | 2,042 |
| OAT BU | 3,671 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 16,455 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,042 |
| WHT AC | 918 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,254 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 317 |
| C UNMD M | 356 |
| C UNMD TOT | 673 |
| D OCC | 248 |
| FEMALE | 590 |
| H INHAB | 28 |
| MALE | 569 |
| MD F | 238 |
| MD M | 212 |
| MD TOT | 450 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 540 |
| SHAN | 220 |
| TUR BU | 2,915 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193012— 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). "Edmonton N, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/edmonton-n-nt193012-1881/.