Prince Albert, Northwest Territories (1891 census)

Name: Prince Albert (1891)
Address: Northwest Territories, CA

Prince Albert was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.594°N, 105.804°W.

Population

In 1891, Prince Albert had a population of 6,876: 3,633 male and 3,243 female residents. Population density was 0.2 people per square mile.

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 contained Prince Albert, 1881 (60.3% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Sturgeon River, 1901 (2.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Sturgeon Lake, 1901 (2.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Lake La Ronge, 1901 (23.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Montreal Lake, 1901 (17.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Green Lake, 1901 (8.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Egg Lake, 1901 (4.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Saskatoon, East—Est, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Saskatoon, West—Ouest, 1901 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Stony Creek, 1901 (8.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Crooked Lake, 1901 (4.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Flett Springs, 1901 (1.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kinistino, 1901 (2.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Bellevue, 1901 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Fish Creek, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Osler, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Hague, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Schmidtsburg, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Rosthern, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Batoche, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Waldheim, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Domremy, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Duck Lake, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Ebenfeld, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Brancepeth, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Tiefengrund, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained St. Louis, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Birch Hills, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained La Corne, 1901 (2.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Willoughby, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Carlton, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Halcro, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Red Deer, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Butler, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained St. Léonard, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Muskeg Lake, 1901 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Island Lake, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kirkpatrick, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Steep Creek, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Colleston, 1901 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Prince Albert, East—Est, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Prince Albert, West—Ouest, 1901 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained St. Catherine, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Shellbrook, 1901 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Prince Albert, North—Nord, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Mistawasis, 1901 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Prince Albert shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (15 variables)

Variable	Value
Average size of families	4.90
FAM NO	1,394
Number of families	1,394
Number of females	3,243
Number of males	3,633
Number of married females	1,018
Number of married males	1,010
Number of married persons	2,028
Number of widowed females	100
Number of widowed males	68
Number of widowed persons	168
POP F	3,243
POP M	3,633
POP TOT	6,876
Total population	6,876

Age structure (3 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of single females under 18	2,125
Number of single males under 18	2,555
Number of single persons under 18	4,680

Ethnic origin (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	61
Number of persons who are not French Canadian	6,815

Buildings & housing (19 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties	362
Number of houses	982
Number of houses built of brick	15
Number of houses built of stone	6
Number of houses built of wood	961
Number of houses of 1 room	256
Number of houses of 1 story	685
Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms	12
Number of houses of 2 rooms	304
Number of houses of 2 stories	293
Number of houses of 3 rooms	126
Number of houses of 3 stories	4
Number of houses of 4 rooms	95
Number of houses of 5 rooms	80
Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms	104
Number of houses of over 15 rooms	5
Number of houses under construction	69
Number of occupied houses	1,344
Number of uninhabited houses	179

Agriculture (63 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	1,139
Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards	275
Acres of farmland in pasture	212,632
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	14,130
Acres of farmland under crops	8,528
Acres of improved land in farms	8,803
Acres of land in farms	235,565
Acres of oats	2,613
Acres of potatoes	283
Acres of turnips	144
Acres of wheat	4,190
BAR AC	1,139
BAR BU	29,336
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	29,336
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	3
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	21
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	85,197
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	425
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	38,430
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	22
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	67,229
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	25,592
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	50
CRN BU	21
HAY TONS	22,757
Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year	2,255
Number of chickens	10,957
Number of ducks	33
Number of employees on farms	19
Number of farm occupants who own their land	824
Number of farm occupants who rent their land	90
Number of geese	73
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	1,015
Number of horses aged over 3 years	2,619
Number of milk cows	4,379
Number of occupants of farms	933
Number of other cattle	7,257
Number of other fowl	107
Number of oxen	503
Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres	481
Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres	6
Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres	11
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	371
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	64
Number of sheep	3,897
Number of sheep slaughtered or sold	653
Number of swine	911
Number of swine slaughtered or sold	878
Number of turkeys	153
OAT AC	2,613
OAT BU	85,197
PEA BU	425
POT AC	283
POT BU	38,430
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	3,827
Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year	12,964
Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year	6,385
Pounds of homemade butter	217,755
RYE BU	22
Tons of hay produced in the past year	22,757
WHT AC	4,190
WHT FALL BU	50
WHT SP BU	67,229

Other recorded variables (70 variables)

Variable	Value
A 101 200	481
A 11 50	6
A 201 PL	371
A 51 100	11
BUTTER LB	217,755
CATTLE KS	2,255
CHEESE LB	3,827
CHILD AND UNMD FEM	2,125
CHILD AND UNMD MALE	2,555
CHILD AND UNMD TOT	4,680
COARSE WOOL LB	12,964
COLTS FILLIES	1,015
DUCKS	33
FAMILIES	1,394
FAMILIES AV SIZE	4.90
FINE WOOL LB	6,385
FRN CA	61
GEESE	73
GRA BU	3
HENS AND CHKN	10,957
HORSES OVR THREE	2,619
HOUSES	982
HOUSES B	15
HOUSES CON	69
HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM	12
HOUSES FIVE RM	80
HOUSES FOUR RM	95
HOUSES ONE RM	256
HOUSES ONE STRY	685
HOUSES S	6
HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM	104
HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM	5
HOUSES THREE RM	126
HOUSES THREE STRY	4
HOUSES TWO RM	304
HOUSES TWO STRY	293
HOUSES UNINH	179
HOUSES W	961
INF 11 A	64
MD FEM	1,018
MD MALE	1,010
MD TOT	2,028
MILK COWS	4,379
NAME CD	Saskatchewan
OC E	19
OC F	90
OC P	824
OC TOT	933
OTHER FOWL	107
OTHER HRN CATTLE	7,257
OTHERS	6,815
SHEEP	3,897
SHEEP KS	653
SUP AM	8,803
SUP FOR	14,130
SUP JV	275
SUP PAT	212,632
SUP SC	8,528
SUP TOT	235,565
SWINE	911
SWINE KS	878
TOT DWLG OCC	1,344
TUR AC	144
TUR BU	25,592
TURKEY	153
VESS AND SHAN	362
WID FEM	100
WID MALE	68
WID TOT	168
WORKING OX	503

Identifiers

TCP UID: NT201003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_NT201003 — 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/prince-albert-nt201003-1891/.