Pheasant Forks, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Pheasant Forks was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 280. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.946°N, 103.099°W.
Population
In 1901, Pheasant Forks had a population of 280: 158 male and 122 female residents.
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 Qu’Appelle, 1891 (3.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 133 townships, 1911 (8.9% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Birmingham vl (T23 R7 MW2), 1911 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fenwood vl (T23 R8 MW2), 1911 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Goodeve vl (T29 R9 MW2), 1911 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Pheasant Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 280 total population, 158 males, 122 females, 111 single males, 73 single females, 52 families, 45 married females, 45 married males, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 51 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 239,090 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT203079— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT203079— 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). "Pheasant Forks, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/pheasant-forks-nt203079-1901/.