Qu’Appelle, Northwest Territories (1891 census)

Name: Qu’Appelle (1891)
Address: Northwest Territories, CA

Qu’Appelle was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,806. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1916627. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.202°N, 102.849°W.

Population

In 1891, Qu’Appelle had a population of 6,806: 3,791 male and 3,015 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 Qu’Appelle, 1881 (49.7% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Spy Hill, 1901 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Summerberry, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Ellisboro, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Qu’Appelle, South—Sud, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Indian Head, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Dongola, 1901 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Ohlen, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kaposvar, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Riversdale, 1901 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kinbrae, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Langenburg, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Tiree, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Hyde, 1901 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Hillfarm, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kenlis, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Carlsruhe, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Wide Awake, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Newdorf, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Qu’Appelle, 1901 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Katepwa, 1901 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Chickney, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Echo, 1901 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Churchbridge, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Clumber, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Crescent, 1901 (5.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Beresina, 1901 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Fort Qu’Appelle, 1901 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Balcarres, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kranzberg, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pheasant Forks, 1901 (3.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained File Hills, 1901 (1.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Otthon, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Hayward, 1901 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Saltcoats, 1901 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained MacNutt, 1901 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Dunleath, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Yorkton, 1901 (2.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Kamsack, 1901 (4.2% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Ebenezer, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Whitesand, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Crooked Lakes, 1901 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Pelly, 1901 (6.9% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Devils Lake, 1901 (5.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Dauphinais, 1901 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Beaverdale, 1901 (4.5% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Touchwood, 1901 (3.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Horse Lake, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Foam Lake, 1901 (1.8% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Insinger, 1901 (5.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Sheho, 1901 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Wishart, 1901 (4.6% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Fishing Lake, 1901 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Qu’Appelle shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,806 total population, 3,791 males, 3,015 females, 2,083 married persons, 1,440 families, 1,048 married males, 1,035 married females, 130 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,593 single persons under 18, 2,688 single males under 18, 1,905 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 6,529 persons who are not French Canadian, 277 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,427 occupied houses, 1,169 houses, 1,101 houses built of wood, 614 houses of 1 story, 550 houses of 2 stories, 382 uninhabited houses, 258 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 254 houses of 2 rooms, 196 houses of 1 room, 194 houses of 3 rooms, 193 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 155 houses of 4 rooms, 152 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses under construction, 42 houses built of stone, 26 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 481,765 bushels of spring wheat, 395,342 acres of land in farms, 345,436 acres of farmland in pasture, 317,056 pounds of homemade butter, 276,036 bushels of oats, 79,821 bushels of turnips, 69,659 bushels of potatoes, 37,618 acres of improved land in farms, 37,278 acres of farmland under crops, 26,449 acres of wheat, 25,349 tons of hay, 24,914 chickens, 24,596 bushels of barley, 16,281 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 13,676 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 12,288 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,932 acres of oats, 8,640 other cattle, 4,924 sheep, 4,916 milk cows, 4,765 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,344 horses aged over 3 years, 2,590 cattle killed or sold, 2,386 swine, 1,918 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,826 horses aged 3 years and under, 1,676 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,373 turkeys, 1,231 occupants of farms, 1,131 oxen, 1,127 bushels of peas, 1,125 farm occupants who own their land, 877 acres of barley, 847 ducks, 621 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 586 acres of potatoes, 553 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 504 bushels of corn, 340 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 311 acres of turnips, 300 geese, 243 other fowl, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 94 farm occupants who rent their land, 87 bushels of rye, 66 bushels of beans, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 employees on farms, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Name	Lifespan	Connection
Ahchuchwahauhhatohapit	1845–1917	born here
John Burn	1851–1896	died here
William McKay	1852–1932	born here
Frederick Charles Gilchrist	1859–1896	died here

Identifiers

TCP UID: NT199002 — 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 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). "Qu’Appelle, Northwest Territories (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/qu-appelle-nt199002-1891/.