Medicine Hat, Northwest Territories (1891 census)
Medicine Hat was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.459°N, 110.539°W.
Population
In 1891, Medicine Hat had a population of 1,316: 782 male and 534 female residents. Population density was 0.1 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 Wood Mountain, 1881 (23.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pend' Oreille, 1901 (10.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Graburn, 1901 (8.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Eagle Butte, 1901 (3.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Josephsburg, 1901 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Feldman Lake, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Little Plume, 1901 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Seven Persons, 1901 (7.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dunmore, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Medicine Hat, South—Sud, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Medicine Hat, Northwest— Nord-ouest, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Walsh, 1901 (7.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Medicine Hat, North—Nord, 1901 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Thynne Flat, 1901 (8.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Medicine Hat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 534 |
| Number of males | 782 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of married persons | 442 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 534 |
| POP M | 782 |
| POP TOT | 1,316 |
| Total population | 1,316 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 852 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 41 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,275 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 20 |
| Number of houses | 265 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 257 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 220 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 21,854 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 994 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,005 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,879 |
| Acres of oats | 401 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 353 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 882 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 882 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,387 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,411 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,031 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 437 |
| BWT BU | 101 |
| HAY TONS | 1,399 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 365 |
| Number of chickens | 3,031 |
| Number of ducks | 76 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 109 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 236 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 515 |
| Number of milk cows | 824 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 117 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,713 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 9,712 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,900 |
| Number of swine | 73 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 7,659 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 401 |
| OAT BU | 6,387 |
| PEA BU | 90 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 8,411 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 27,648 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,880 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,975 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,399 |
| WHT AC | 353 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,031 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,975 |
| CATTLE KS | 365 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 852 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 27,648 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 236 |
| DUCKS | 76 |
| FAMILIES | 287 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,880 |
| FRN CA | 41 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,031 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 515 |
| HOUSES | 265 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 220 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 58 |
| HOUSES W | 257 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 217 |
| MD MALE | 225 |
| MD TOT | 442 |
| MILK COWS | 824 |
| NAME CD | Assiniboia, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 109 |
| OC TOT | 117 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,713 |
| OTHERS | 1,275 |
| SHEEP | 9,712 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,900 |
| SUP AM | 1,005 |
| SUP FOR | 20 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 21,854 |
| SUP SC | 994 |
| SUP TOT | 22,879 |
| SWINE | 73 |
| SWINE KS | 7,659 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 285 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 437 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 20 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT200002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT200002— 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). "Medicine Hat, Northwest Territories (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/medicine-hat-nt200002-1891/.