Moose Jaw & Regina, Northwest Territories (1891 census)

Name: Moose Jaw & Regina (1891)
Address: Northwest Territories, CA

Moose Jaw & Regina was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.490°N, 104.997°W.

Population

In 1891, Moose Jaw & Regina had a population of 7,565: 4,343 male and 3,222 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 Wood Mountain, 1881 (25.1% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Surprise Valley, 1901 (7.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Yellow Grass, 1901 (5.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Milestone, 1901 (8.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Willowbunch, 1901 (8.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Dirt Hills, 1901 (2.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Rouleau, 1901 (3.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Buck Lake, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained St. Mary, 1901 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Moosejaw, South—Sud, 1901 (2.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Springdale, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Hicksvale, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Sherwood, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Coventry, 1901 (1.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Grande Coulée, 1901 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Regina, East—Est, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pasqua, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Regina, Centre, 1901 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Balgonie, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Regina, West—Ouest, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained East View, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Boharm, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Regina, North—Nord, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Arat, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Moosejaw, Northeast—Nord-est, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Wascana, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Cottonwood, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Moosejaw, West—Ouest, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Edenwold, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Fairville, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pioneer, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Stirling, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Lumsden, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Carmel, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Stony Beach, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Caron, 1901 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Clinton, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Marlborough, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Westview, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Point Elma, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Craven, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kennell, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Loon Creek, 1901 (2.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Foster, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Longlaketon, 1901 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pengarth, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Chamberlain, 1901 (15.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Touchwood, 1901 (7.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Strassburg, 1901 (12.4% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Moose Jaw & Regina shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 7,565 total population, 4,343 males, 3,222 females, 2,402 married persons, 1,716 families, 1,214 married males, 1,188 married females, 178 widowed persons, 101 widowed females, 77 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,985 single persons under 18, 3,052 single males under 18, 1,933 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 7,483 persons who are not French Canadian, 82 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,645 occupied houses, 1,438 houses, 1,406 houses built of wood, 1,124 houses of 1 story, 352 houses of 1 room, 308 houses of 2 stories, 296 houses of 2 rooms, 284 uninhabited houses, 237 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 207 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 207 houses of 3 rooms, 191 houses of 4 rooms, 129 houses of 5 rooms, 78 houses under construction, 16 houses built of brick, 16 houses built of stone, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 342,484 acres of land in farms, 293,709 acres of farmland in pasture, 289,091 bushels of spring wheat, 253,823 pounds of homemade butter, 143,434 bushels of oats, 61,126 bushels of turnips, 42,207 bushels of potatoes, 37,864 acres of improved land in farms, 37,489 acres of farmland under crops, 26,687 acres of wheat, 26,015 chickens, 14,729 tons of hay, 14,462 bushels of barley, 10,911 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,388 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 8,922 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,216 acres of oats, 7,238 other cattle, 7,051 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,274 milk cows, 4,235 sheep, 3,811 horses aged over 3 years, 2,467 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,364 swine, 2,022 horses aged 3 years and under, 1,498 cattle killed or sold, 1,271 occupants of farms, 1,216 farm occupants who own their land, 1,199 oxen, 1,155 bushels of peas, 933 bushels of rye, 916 acres of barley, 903 sheep slaughtered or sold, 620 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 605 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 477 turkeys, 434 acres of potatoes, 375 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 287 acres of turnips, 281 geese, 259 ducks, 247 other fowl, 147 bushels of corn, 90 bushels of winter wheat, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 40 bushels of beans, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 employees on farms, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

TCP UID: NT200003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_NT200003 — 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). "Moose Jaw & Regina, Northwest Territories (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/moose-jaw-regina-nt200003-1891/.