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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1915371. 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 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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 689 total population, 446 males, 243 females, 193 married persons, 135 families, 101 married males, 92 married females, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 475 single persons under 18, 332 single males under 18, 143 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 678 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 126 houses, 126 occupied houses, 125 houses built of wood, 93 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 2 stories, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 48,860 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 47,240 acres of land in farms, 43,575 acres of farmland in pasture, 19,120 pounds of homemade butter, 18,175 bushels of oats, 12,215 sheep, 11,215 bushels of spring wheat, 8,970 bushels of potatoes, 7,222 other cattle, 3,665 acres of improved land in farms, 3,662 acres of farmland under crops, 2,691 chickens, 1,543 horses aged 3 years and under, 1,507 acres of oats, 1,507 horses aged over 3 years, 1,000 sheep slaughtered or sold, 809 acres of wheat, 700 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 600 bushels of turnips, 583 cattle killed or sold, 286 milk cows, 260 bushels of barley, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 193 tons of hay, 173 swine, 101 ducks, 98 acres of potatoes, 73 occupants of farms, 73 swine slaughtered or sold, 69 farm occupants who own their land, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 turkeys, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 acres of barley, 8 geese, 4 employees on farms, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 acres of turnips, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q1915371
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Creek,_Saskatchewan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Creek_(Saskatchewan)
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/.