NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, Northwest Territories (1921 census)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 68.774°N, 102.509°W.
Population
In 1921, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES had a population of 7,234. Population density was 0.0 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1911 (66.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, 1911 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES shared boundaries with:
- Fort George
- Northern unorganized parts
- Remainder of province comprising northern parts
- Rural Parts
- Unorganized northern parts
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,859 |
| POP M | 4,129 |
| POP TOT | 7,234 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 648 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 13 |
| BRIT BORN M | 80 |
| BRIT ENG | 988 |
| BRIT IRISH | 106 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 130 |
| CAN BORN F | 3,830 |
| CAN BORN M | 3,951 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 258 |
| EUR GERMAN | 12 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 31 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 34 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 16 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 98 |
| INDIAN | 3,873 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 18 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1,042 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 45 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,849 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3,295 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT220001— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/northwest-territories-nt220001-1921/.