Rural Parts, Northwest Territories (1901–1921)
Rural Parts was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in 3 censuses between 1901 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q16902364, 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 27,219 in 1901 to 2,851 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from The Unorganized Territories in 1901
- incorporates territory from Moosehide vl in 1921
Descendant places
- later split into Moosehide vl in 1911
- later split into Dawson, C in 1911
- later split into Various Mining Camps in 1911
- later split into White Horse, T-V in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 27,219 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 2,851 | View 1921 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Carpenter Bompas | 1834–1906 | died here |
| Hugh McKinnon | 1843–1903 | died here |
| Keish | 1855–1916 | died here |
| Kate Carmack | 1862–1920 | died here |
| Dawson Charlie | d. 1908 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_YT219001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q16902364
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unorganized_Yukon
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon_non_organis%C3%A9
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.