Prince Albert, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Prince Albert was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,236. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q671431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 52.977°N, 105.601°W.
Population
In 1881, Prince Albert had a population of 3,236: 1,705 male and 1,531 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,236 |
| 1891 | 6,876 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 (0.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Prince Albert, 1891 (60.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Prince Albert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,236 total population, 1,705 males, 1,531 females, 1,170 married persons, 667 families, 621 married females, 549 married males, 90 widowed persons, 70 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,976 single persons under 18, 1,136 single males under 18, 840 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 660 occupied houses, 580 inhabited houses, 80 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 28 houses under construction, 26 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 61,641 bushels of spring wheat, 21,416 bushels of potatoes, 18,269 bushels of oats, 17,260 bushels of barley, 8,840 tons of hay, 3,998 acres of hay crops, 2,949 acres of wheat, 2,627 bushels of turnips, 1,557 bushels of corn, 632 bushels of other root crops, 240 bushels of rye, 190 acres of potatoes, 148 bushels of peas and beans, 50 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Gros Ours 1825?-1888 | 1825–1888 | born here |
| KamĪyistowesit | 1828–1889 | born and died here |
| John McLean | 1828–1886 | died here |
| Lawrence Clarke | 1832–1890 | died here |
| Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams | 1837–1885 | died here |
| John French | 1843–1885 | died here |
| Kitchi-Manito-Waya | 1875–1897 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,321 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT201003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q671431
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_(Saskatchewan)
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). "Prince Albert, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/prince-albert-nt193004-1881/.