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 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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,875 total population, 3,784 males, 3,091 females, 1,928 married persons, 1,315 families, 970 married females, 958 married males, 110 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,837 single persons under 18, 2,790 single males under 18, 2,047 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,366 persons who are not French Canadian, 509 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,306 occupied houses, 856 houses, 854 houses built of wood, 661 houses of 1 story, 450 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 260 houses of 2 rooms, 193 houses of 2 stories, 172 houses of 1 room, 156 houses of 3 rooms, 108 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 99 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 18 houses under construction, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 154,809 acres of land in farms, 137,959 bushels of oats, 137,244 acres of farmland in pasture, 98,799 pounds of homemade butter, 56,689 bushels of barley, 55,373 bushels of spring wheat, 49,916 bushels of potatoes, 16,316 chickens, 9,882 tons of hay, 9,636 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,929 acres of improved land in farms, 7,858 acres of farmland under crops, 6,415 other cattle, 6,093 bushels of turnips, 5,472 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,660 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,367 horses aged over 3 years, 3,271 acres of oats, 2,925 milk cows, 2,528 acres of wheat, 2,488 swine, 2,410 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,824 acres of barley, 1,621 sheep, 1,525 bushels of winter wheat, 1,316 horses aged 3 years and under, 1,152 cattle killed or sold, 1,085 swine slaughtered or sold, 752 occupants of farms, 672 farm occupants who own their land, 486 turkeys, 435 sheep slaughtered or sold, 375 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 311 oxen, 291 ducks, 259 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 202 acres of potatoes, 142 geese, 141 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 79 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 75 farm occupants who rent their land, 71 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 70 bushels of peas, 30 acres of turnips, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 bushels of corn, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 employees on farms, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

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 1891, 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: 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/.