Surprise Valley, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Surprise Valley was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 28. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.348°N, 104.964°W.
Population
In 1901, Surprise Valley had a population of 28. Population density was 0.0 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 Moose Jaw & Regina, 1891 (7.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ogema vl (T7 R22 MW2), 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Amulet, VL, 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Surprise Valley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 12 |
| Number of females | 8 |
| Number of males | 20 |
| Number of married females | 4 |
| Number of married males | 4 |
| Number of single females | 4 |
| Number of single males | 16 |
| POP F | 8 |
| POP M | 20 |
| POP TOT | 28 |
| Total population | 28 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 12 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 751,168 |
Other recorded variables (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 751,168 |
| FAMILIES | 12 |
| HOUSES | 12 |
| MARRIED F | 4 |
| MARRIED M | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 4 |
| SINGLE M | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT204070— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT204070— 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). "Surprise Valley, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/surprise-valley-nt204070-1901/.