Roche Percée, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Roche Percée was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 266. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.215°N, 102.687°W.
Population
In 1901, Roche Percée had a population of 266: 156 male and 110 female residents. Population density was 0.9 people per square mile.
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 Broadview, 1891 (2.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 209 townships, 1911 (4.0% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Roche Percee, VL, 1911 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lampman, VL, 1911 (0.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Roche Percée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 55 |
| Number of females | 110 |
| Number of males | 156 |
| Number of married females | 45 |
| Number of married males | 49 |
| Number of single females | 61 |
| Number of single males | 106 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP F | 110 |
| POP M | 156 |
| POP TOT | 266 |
| Total population | 266 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 54 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 189,097 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 189,097 |
| FAMILIES | 55 |
| HOUSES | 54 |
| MARRIED F | 45 |
| MARRIED M | 49 |
| SINGLE F | 61 |
| SINGLE M | 106 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT203087— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT203087— 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 1901 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). "Roche Percée, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/roche-perc-e-nt203087-1901/.