Qu’Appelle, Northwest Territories (1881–1901)
Qu’Appelle was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in 3 censuses between 1881 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1916627, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 5,241 in 1881 to 1,535 in 1901).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1881
Descendant places
- later split into Fishing Lake in 1901
- later split into Wishart in 1901
- later split into Sheho in 1901
- later split into Insinger in 1901
- later split into Foam Lake in 1901
- later split into Horse Lake in 1901
- later split into Touchwood in 1901
- later split into Beaverdale in 1901
- later split into Dauphinais in 1901
- later split into Devils Lake in 1901
- later split into Pelly in 1901
- later split into Crooked Lakes in 1901
- later split into Whitesand in 1901
- later split into Ebenezer in 1901
- later split into Kamsack in 1901
- later split into Yorkton in 1901
- later split into Dunleath in 1901
- later split into MacNutt in 1901
- later split into Saltcoats in 1901
- later split into Hayward in 1901
- later split into Otthon in 1901
- later split into File Hills in 1901
- later split into Pheasant Forks in 1901
- later split into Kranzberg in 1901
- later split into Balcarres in 1901
- later split into Fort Qu’Appelle in 1901
- later split into Beresina in 1901
- later split into Crescent in 1901
- later split into Clumber in 1901
- later split into Churchbridge in 1901
- later split into Echo in 1901
- later split into Chickney in 1901
- later split into Katepwa in 1901
- later split into Newdorf in 1901
- later split into Wide Awake in 1901
- later split into Carlsruhe in 1901
- later split into Kenlis in 1901
- later split into Hillfarm in 1901
- later split into Hyde in 1901
- later split into Tiree in 1901
- later split into Langenburg in 1901
- later split into Kinbrae in 1901
- later split into Riversdale in 1901
- later split into Kaposvar in 1901
- later split into Ohlen in 1901
- later split into Dongola in 1901
- later split into Indian Head in 1901
- later split into Qu’Appelle, South—Sud in 1901
- later split into Ellisboro in 1901
- later split into Summerberry in 1901
- later split into Spy Hill in 1901
- later split into Broadview in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 5,241 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 6,806 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,535 | View 1901 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Cuthbert Grant | 1793–1854 | born here |
| 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 |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT203081— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.