McKenzie, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
McKenzie was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 7,303. The administrative centroid was at approximately 63.331°N, 117.389°W.
Population
In 1881, McKenzie had a population of 7,303: 3,537 male and 3,766 female residents. Population density was 0.0 people per square mile.
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 NO DATA, 1871 (31.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of The Unorganized Territories, 1891 (43.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, McKenzie shared boundaries with:
- Arctic Coast
- Athabaska
- Battleford
- Cassiar, Northern Interior
- Cumberland N
- NO DATA
- Prince Albert
- Richfield, Barkerville & Lightning Creek
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,567 |
| Number of families | 1,567 |
| Number of females | 3,766 |
| Number of males | 3,537 |
| Number of married females | 1,558 |
| Number of married males | 1,381 |
| Number of married persons | 2,939 |
| Number of widowed females | 250 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 257 |
| POP TOT | 7,303 |
| Total population | 7,303 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,958 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,149 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,107 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1,540 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 27 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,567 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 9 |
| BAR BU | 56 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 600 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 600 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,958 |
| C UNMD M | 2,149 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,107 |
| D OCC | 1,567 |
| FEMALE | 3,766 |
| H INHAB | 27 |
| MALE | 3,537 |
| MD F | 1,558 |
| MD M | 1,381 |
| MD TOT | 2,939 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| SHAN | 1,540 |
| WID F | 250 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 257 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193015— 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 1881 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). "McKenzie, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/mckenzie-nt193015-1881/.