Qu'Appelle, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Qu'Appelle was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,241. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.456°N, 102.777°W.
Population
In 1881, Qu'Appelle had a population of 5,241: 2,670 male and 2,571 female residents. Population density was 0.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 5,241 |
| 1891 | 6,806 |
| 1901 | 1,535 |
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 contained Qu'Appelle, 1891 (49.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Broadview, 1891 (50.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Qu'Appelle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 959 |
| Number of families | 959 |
| Number of females | 2,571 |
| Number of males | 2,670 |
| Number of married females | 1,026 |
| Number of married males | 927 |
| Number of married persons | 1,953 |
| Number of widowed females | 146 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 160 |
| POP TOT | 5,241 |
| Total population | 5,241 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,399 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,729 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,128 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 740 |
| Number of houses under construction | 30 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 209 |
| Number of occupied houses | 949 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,474 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of wheat | 153 |
| BAR BU | 2,202 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,202 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,600 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 734 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 347 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,592 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,820 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,802 |
| CRN BU | 191 |
| HAY AC | 1,474 |
| HAY TONS | 2,945 |
| OAT BU | 4,600 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 347 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 8,592 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,945 |
| WHT AC | 153 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,820 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,399 |
| C UNMD M | 1,729 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,128 |
| D OCC | 949 |
| FEMALE | 2,571 |
| H CON | 30 |
| H INHAB | 209 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 2,670 |
| MD F | 1,026 |
| MD M | 927 |
| MD TOT | 1,953 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 734 |
| SHAN | 740 |
| TUR BU | 2,802 |
| WID F | 146 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 160 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT203081— 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 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). "Qu'Appelle, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/qu-appelle-nt193002-1881/.