New Norway, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
New Norway was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.855°N, 112.927°W.
Population
In 1901, New Norway had a population of 594: 337 male and 257 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 Edmonton, 1891 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 270 townships, 1911 (1.6% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Norway vl (T45 R21 MW4), 1911 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, New Norway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 594 total population, 337 males, 257 females, 224 single males, 160 single females, 131 families, 99 married males, 93 married females, 14 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 130 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 97,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT202083— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT202083— 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 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). "New Norway, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/new-norway-nt202083-1901/.