Edmonton, Northwest Territories (1891 census)

Name: Edmonton (1891)
Address: Northwest Territories, CA

Edmonton was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.914°N, 115.406°W.

Population

In 1891, Edmonton had a population of 6,875: 3,784 male and 3,091 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.

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 contained Edmonton, 1881 (0.0% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Red Deer Lake, 1901 (1.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Duhamel, 1901 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained New Norway, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pretty Hill, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Beaver Lake, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Frederickheim, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Plant, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Beaver Lake, East— Est, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Beaver Lake, West—Ouest, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Leduc, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Rabbit Hills, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Beaumont, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Wetaskiwin, 1901 (4.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Logan, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Colchester, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Poplar Lake, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Conjuring Creek, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Whitford, 1901 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Strathcona, East—Est, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Clover Bar, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Strathcona, West—Ouest, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Josephburg, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Stonyplain Centre, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Edmonton, East—Est, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Spruce Grove, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Edmonton, West—Ouest, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Wostock, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Fort Saskatchewan, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Horse Hills, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained St. Albert, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Star, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Millet, 1901 (4.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained St. Pierre, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Rose Ridge, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Glengarry, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Bruderheim, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Sturgeon, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Morinville, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Alpaugh, 1901 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Lamoureux, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Emérence, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Creuzot, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Legal, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Egg Lake, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pakan, 1901 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Saddle Lake, 1901 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Whitefish Lake, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Lac La Biche, 1901 (4.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained White Whale Lake, 1901 (7.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Lac Ste. Anne, 1901 (15.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Two Lakes, 1901 (12.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Athabaska Landing, 1901 (20.9% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Edmonton shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (15 variables)

Variable	Value
Average size of families	5.20
FAM NO	1,315
Number of families	1,315
Number of females	3,091
Number of males	3,784
Number of married females	970
Number of married males	958
Number of married persons	1,928
Number of widowed females	74
Number of widowed males	36
Number of widowed persons	110
POP F	3,091
POP M	3,784
POP TOT	6,875
Total population	6,875

Age structure (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of single females under 18	2,047
Number of single males under 18	2,790
Number of single persons under 18	4,837

Ethnic origin (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	509
Number of persons who are not French Canadian	6,366

Buildings & housing (18 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties	450
Number of houses	856
Number of houses built of brick	2
Number of houses built of wood	854
Number of houses of 1 room	172
Number of houses of 1 story	661
Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms	10
Number of houses of 2 rooms	260
Number of houses of 2 stories	193
Number of houses of 3 rooms	156
Number of houses of 4 rooms	99
Number of houses of 5 rooms	45
Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms	108
Number of houses of more than 3 stories	2
Number of houses of over 15 rooms	6
Number of houses under construction	18
Number of occupied houses	1,306
Number of uninhabited houses	33

Agriculture (61 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	1,824
Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards	71
Acres of farmland in pasture	137,244
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	9,636
Acres of farmland under crops	7,858
Acres of improved land in farms	7,929
Acres of land in farms	154,809
Acres of oats	3,271
Acres of potatoes	202
Acres of turnips	30
Acres of wheat	2,528
BAR AC	1,824
BAR BU	56,689
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	56,689
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	141
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	20
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	137,959
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	70
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	49,916
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	55,373
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	6,093
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	1,525
CRN BU	20
HAY TONS	9,882
Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year	1,152
Number of chickens	16,316
Number of ducks	291
Number of employees on farms	5
Number of farm occupants who own their land	672
Number of farm occupants who rent their land	75
Number of geese	142
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	1,316
Number of horses aged over 3 years	3,367
Number of milk cows	2,925
Number of occupants of farms	752
Number of other cattle	6,415
Number of other fowl	4
Number of oxen	311
Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres	375
Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres	14
Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres	25
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	259
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	79
Number of sheep	1,621
Number of sheep slaughtered or sold	435
Number of swine	2,488
Number of swine slaughtered or sold	1,085
Number of turkeys	486
OAT AC	3,271
OAT BU	137,959
PEA BU	70
POT AC	202
POT BU	49,916
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	3,660
Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year	2,410
Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year	5,472
Pounds of homemade butter	98,799
Tons of hay produced in the past year	9,882
WHT AC	2,528
WHT FALL BU	1,525
WHT SP BU	55,373

Other recorded variables (69 variables)

Variable	Value
A 101 200	375
A 11 50	14
A 201 PL	259
A 51 100	25
BUTTER LB	98,799
CATTLE KS	1,152
CHEESE LB	3,660
CHILD AND UNMD FEM	2,047
CHILD AND UNMD MALE	2,790
CHILD AND UNMD TOT	4,837
COARSE WOOL LB	2,410
COLTS FILLIES	1,316
DUCKS	291
FAMILIES	1,315
FAMILIES AV SIZE	5.20
FINE WOOL LB	5,472
FRN CA	509
GEESE	142
GRA BU	141
HENS AND CHKN	16,316
HORSES OVR THREE	3,367
HOUSES	856
HOUSES B	2
HOUSES CON	18
HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM	10
HOUSES FIVE RM	45
HOUSES FOUR RM	99
HOUSES ONE RM	172
HOUSES ONE STRY	661
HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY	2
HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM	108
HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM	6
HOUSES THREE RM	156
HOUSES TWO RM	260
HOUSES TWO STRY	193
HOUSES UNINH	33
HOUSES W	854
INF 11 A	79
MD FEM	970
MD MALE	958
MD TOT	1,928
MILK COWS	2,925
NAME CD	Alberta
OC E	5
OC F	75
OC P	672
OC TOT	752
OTHER FOWL	4
OTHER HRN CATTLE	6,415
OTHERS	6,366
SHEEP	1,621
SHEEP KS	435
SUP AM	7,929
SUP FOR	9,636
SUP JV	71
SUP PAT	137,244
SUP SC	7,858
SUP TOT	154,809
SWINE	2,488
SWINE KS	1,085
TOT DWLG OCC	1,306
TUR AC	30
TUR BU	6,093
TURKEY	486
VESS AND SHAN	450
WID FEM	74
WID MALE	36
WID TOT	110
WORKING OX	311

Identifiers

TCP UID: NT198002 — 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/edmonton-nt198002-1891/.