Norway House, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Norway House was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.995°N, 97.770°W.
Population
In 1881, Norway House had a population of 528: 261 male and 267 female residents. Population density was 443.9 people per square mile.
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, 1871 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of The Unorganized Territories, 1891 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Norway House shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 125 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 267 |
| Number of males | 261 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 218 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 528 |
| Total population | 528 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 136 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 292 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 110 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 11 |
| BAR BU | 10 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 580 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 580 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 136 |
| C UNMD M | 156 |
| C UNMD TOT | 292 |
| D OCC | 121 |
| FEMALE | 267 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 11 |
| MALE | 261 |
| MD F | 113 |
| MD M | 105 |
| MD TOT | 218 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 16 |
| SHAN | 110 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193010— 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 1881 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). "Norway House, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/norway-house-nt193010-1881/.