St. Albert, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
St. Albert was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 960. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q939127. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.659°N, 113.526°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Albert had a population of 960: 516 male and 444 female residents.
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 Edmonton, 1891 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained N. Edmonton vl (T53 R24 MW4), 1911 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Elm Park vl (T53 R24 MW4), 1911 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Victoria Place vl (T53 R24 MW4), 1911 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained W. Edmonton vl (T53 R24 MW4), 1911 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Albert t-v, 1911 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Albert shared boundaries with:
- Clover Bar
- Creuzot
- Edmonton, East—Est
- Edmonton, West—Ouest
- Glengarry
- Horse Hills
- Rose Ridge
- St. Pierre
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 960 total population, 516 males, 444 females, 379 single males, 315 single females, 142 families, 121 married males, 119 married females, 15 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 134 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 35,211 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Vital-Justin Grandin | 1829–1902 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT202108— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT202108— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q939127
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albert,_Alberta
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Albert_(Alberta)
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). "St. Albert, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/st-albert-nt202108-1901/.