Edmonton, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Edmonton was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,126. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.546°N, 113.502°W.
Population
In 1881, Edmonton had a population of 3,126: 1,602 male and 1,524 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,126 |
| 1891 | 6,875 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Edmonton, 1891 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Edmonton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,126 total population, 1,602 males, 1,524 females, 1,109 married persons, 602 families, 590 married females, 519 married males, 102 widowed persons, 84 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,915 single persons under 18, 1,065 single males under 18, 850 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 582 occupied houses, 300 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 282 inhabited houses, 15 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,000 bushels of spring wheat, 12,000 bushels of oats, 5,000 bushels of potatoes, 2,500 bushels of barley, 1,000 acres of wheat, 600 bushels of peas and beans, 600 tons of hay, 300 acres of hay crops, 200 bushels of corn, 60 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Donald McLeod | 1846–1894 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT198002— 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, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/edmonton-nt193006-1881/.