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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1916627. 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 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 Broadview, 1891 (50.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Qu’Appelle, 1891 (49.7% 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,241 total population, 2,670 males, 2,571 females, 1,953 married persons, 1,026 married females, 959 families, 927 married males, 160 widowed persons, 146 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,128 single persons under 18, 1,729 single males under 18, 1,399 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 949 occupied houses, 740 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 209 inhabited houses, 30 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,592 bushels of potatoes, 4,600 bushels of oats, 3,820 bushels of spring wheat, 2,945 tons of hay, 2,802 bushels of turnips, 2,202 bushels of barley, 1,474 acres of hay crops, 734 bushels of other root crops, 347 bushels of peas and beans, 191 bushels of corn, 153 acres of wheat, 58 acres of potatoes. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Pratt | 1816–1888 | born here |
| Joseph Cauchon | 1816–1885 | died here |
| Paskwāw | 1828–1889 | died here |
| Ahchuchwahauhhatohapit | 1845–1917 | born here |
| John Burn | 1851–1896 | died here |
| William McKay | 1852–1932 | born here |
| Frederick Charles Gilchrist | 1859–1896 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 652 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:
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: Q1916627
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu%27Appelle,_Saskatchewan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu%27Appelle
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/.