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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, Northwest Territories (1911–1921)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1921
Descendant places
- later split into Port Burwell in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 7,234 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Hornby | 1880–1927 | died here |
| Uloqsaq | 1887–1929 | died here |
| Qanajuq | 1903–1931 | died here |
| Alikomiak | d. 1924 | died here |
| Niaqutiaq | d. 1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT220001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.