Maple Creek, Northwest Territories (1891 census)
Maple Creek was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.614°N, 107.726°W.
Population
In 1891, Maple Creek had a population of 689: 446 male and 243 female residents. Population density was 0.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 689 |
| 1901 | 785 |
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 Wood Mountain, 1881 (22.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Elm Springs, 1901 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wood Mountain, 1901 (21.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained East End, 1901 (8.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Eagle Quill Lake, 1901 (37.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Crane Lake, 1901 (6.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Maple Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 135 |
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 243 |
| Number of males | 446 |
| Number of married females | 92 |
| Number of married males | 101 |
| Number of married persons | 193 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 243 |
| POP M | 446 |
| POP TOT | 689 |
| Total population | 689 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 143 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 475 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 678 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 126 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 125 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 93 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 126 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 43,575 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,662 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,665 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,240 |
| Acres of oats | 1,507 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 809 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 260 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,175 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,970 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,215 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 600 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| HAY TONS | 193 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 583 |
| Number of chickens | 2,691 |
| Number of ducks | 101 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 69 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,543 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,507 |
| Number of milk cows | 286 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 73 |
| Number of other cattle | 7,222 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 12,215 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,000 |
| Number of swine | 173 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 73 |
| Number of turkeys | 39 |
| OAT AC | 1,507 |
| OAT BU | 18,175 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 8,970 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 700 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 48,860 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 193 |
| WHT AC | 809 |
| WHT FALL BU | 200 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,215 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,120 |
| CATTLE KS | 583 |
| CHEESE LB | 700 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 143 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 332 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 475 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 48,860 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,543 |
| DUCKS | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,691 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,507 |
| HOUSES | 126 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 125 |
| MD FEM | 92 |
| MD MALE | 101 |
| MD TOT | 193 |
| MILK COWS | 286 |
| NAME CD | Assiniboia, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC P | 69 |
| OC TOT | 73 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 7,222 |
| OTHERS | 678 |
| SHEEP | 12,215 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,000 |
| SUP AM | 3,665 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 43,575 |
| SUP SC | 3,662 |
| SUP TOT | 47,240 |
| SWINE | 173 |
| SWINE KS | 73 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 126 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 600 |
| TURKEY | 39 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT200001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT204038— 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). "Maple Creek, Northwest Territories (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/maple-creek-nt200001-1891/.