Grand Rapids, Northwest Territories (1901 census)

Grand Rapids was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 144. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.011°N, 99.315°W.

Population

In 1901, Grand Rapids had a population of 144: 73 male and 71 female residents.

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 Carrot River & Lake Winnipeg, 1891 (2.1% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1911 (0.1% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901

In the 1901 census, Grand Rapids shared boundaries with:

• Cedar Lake
• Keewatin
• Mossy Portage
• The Pas
• Unorganized Territory—Territoire non-organisé
• Unorganized Territory—Territoire non-organisé

Full census record, 1901

The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.

Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 144 total population, 73 males, 71 females, 47 single males, 46 single females, 30 families, 23 married males, 22 married females, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)

Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 30 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: NT205024 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_NT205024 — 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 1901 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). "Grand Rapids, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/grand-rapids-nt205024-1901/.