Steep Creek, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Steep Creek was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 85. The administrative centroid was at approximately 53.207°N, 105.237°W.
Population
In 1901, Steep Creek had a population of 85: 51 male and 34 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 Prince Albert, 1891 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 210 townships, 1911 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Steep Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 85 total population, 51 males, 40 single males, 34 females, 27 families, 22 single females, 12 married females, 11 married males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 27 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 43,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT205059— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT205059— 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). "Steep Creek, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/steep-creek-nt205059-1901/.