NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, Northwest Territories (1911 census)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.110°N, 81.436°W.
Population
In 1911, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES had a population of 5,900. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,900 |
| 1921 | 7,234 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, 1921 (0.1% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Burwell, 1921 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 402 |
| POP M | 423 |
| POP TOT | 5,900 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 486 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BELGIAN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 101 |
| BRIT IRISH | 12 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 82 |
| DWELLINGS | 186 |
| F MARRIED | 146 |
| F SINGLE | 212 |
| F WIDOWED | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FRENCH | 194 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| INDIAN | 4,392 |
| LUTHERANS | 385 |
| M MARRIED | 148 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 262 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| PAGANS | 430 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,305 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1,094 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT218004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT220001— 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 1911 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). "NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, Northwest Territories (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/northwest-territories-nt218004-1911/.