Poplar Lake, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Poplar Lake was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.520°N, 113.102°W.
Population
In 1901, Poplar Lake had a population of 485: 259 male and 226 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 Edmonton, 1891 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 270 townships, 1911 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Poplar Lake 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 485 total population, 259 males, 226 females, 173 single males, 147 single females, 88 families, 75 married males, 72 married females, 11 widowed males, 7 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 86 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 35,211 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT202096— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT202096— 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). "Poplar Lake, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/poplar-lake-nt202096-1901/.