Peace River, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Peace River was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 56.241°N, 117.283°W.
Population
In 1881, Peace River had a population of 2,315: 1,154 male and 1,161 female residents. Population density was 1984.8 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, Peace River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 505 |
| Number of families | 505 |
| Number of females | 1,161 |
| Number of males | 1,154 |
| Number of married females | 496 |
| Number of married males | 447 |
| Number of married persons | 943 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP TOT | 2,315 |
| Total population | 2,315 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 593 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 704 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,297 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 444 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 46 |
| Number of occupied houses | 490 |
Agriculture (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 290 |
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 290 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 593 |
| C UNMD M | 704 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,297 |
| D OCC | 490 |
| FEMALE | 1,161 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 46 |
| MALE | 1,154 |
| MD F | 496 |
| MD M | 447 |
| MD TOT | 943 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| SHAN | 444 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193013— 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). "Peace River, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/peace-river-nt193013-1881/.