Medicine Hat, North—Nord, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Medicine Hat, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 949. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q368241. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.146°N, 111.036°W.
Population
In 1901, Medicine Hat, North—Nord had a population of 949: 526 male and 423 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 Medicine Hat, 1891 (3.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 606 townships, 1911 (2.1% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Redcliffe vl (T13 R6 MW4), 1911 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Medicine Hat, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
- Dunmore
- Grassy Lake
- Medicine Hat, Northwest— Nord-ouest
- Medicine Hat, South—Sud
- Seven Persons
- Thynne Flat
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 949 total population, 526 males, 423 females, 335 single males, 236 single females, 197 families, 173 married males, 167 married females, 19 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 196 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 291,468 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Francis Sanderson | 1848–1902 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT204040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT204040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q368241
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Hat
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Hat
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). "Medicine Hat, North—Nord, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/medicine-hat-north-nord-nt204040-1901/.