Pekisko, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Pekisko was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 70. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.488°N, 114.402°W.
Population
In 1901, Pekisko had a population of 70. Population density was 0.2 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Pekisko shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 19 |
| Number of females | 18 |
| Number of males | 52 |
| Number of married females | 8 |
| Number of married males | 10 |
| Number of single females | 8 |
| Number of single males | 42 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| POP F | 18 |
| POP M | 52 |
| POP TOT | 70 |
| Total population | 70 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 19 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 414,720 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 414,720 |
| FAMILIES | 19 |
| HOUSES | 19 |
| MARRIED F | 8 |
| MARRIED M | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 8 |
| SINGLE M | 42 |
| WIDOWED F | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT202089— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT202089— 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). "Pekisko, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/pekisko-nt202089-1901/.