Old Wives Lake, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Old Wives Lake was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 25. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.176°N, 106.188°W.
Population
In 1901, Old Wives Lake had a population of 25. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Old Wives Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 6 |
| Number of females | 7 |
| Number of males | 18 |
| Number of married females | 6 |
| Number of married males | 7 |
| Number of single females | 1 |
| Number of single males | 11 |
| POP F | 7 |
| POP M | 18 |
| POP TOT | 25 |
| Total population | 25 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 6 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 193,000 |
Other recorded variables (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 193,000 |
| FAMILIES | 6 |
| HOUSES | 6 |
| MARRIED F | 6 |
| MARRIED M | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 1 |
| SINGLE M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT204047— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT204047— 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). "Old Wives Lake, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/old-wives-lake-nt204047-1901/.