Swift Current, Northwest Territories (1891 census)
Swift Current was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.095°N, 107.864°W.
Population
In 1891, Swift Current had a population of 320: 216 male and 104 female residents. Population density was 0.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 320 |
| 1901 | 236 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Wood Mountain, 1881 (29.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Parkbeg, 1901 (3.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Saskatchewan Landing, 1901 (24.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dundurn, 1901 (23.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Swift Current shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 136 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 65 |
| Number of families | 65 |
| Number of females | 104 |
| Number of males | 216 |
| Number of married females | 42 |
| Number of married males | 54 |
| Number of married persons | 96 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 104 |
| POP M | 216 |
| POP TOT | 320 |
| Total population | 320 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 48 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 159 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 207 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 318 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 58 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 58 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 32 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 47 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 65 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,400 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 86 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 130 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 134 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,620 |
| Acres of oats | 63 |
| Acres of potatoes | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 52 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,022 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 832 |
| HAY TONS | 740 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 107 |
| Number of chickens | 377 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 116 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 213 |
| Number of milk cows | 158 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 33 |
| Number of other cattle | 637 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,802 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 24 |
| Number of swine | 17 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 14 |
| OAT AC | 63 |
| OAT BU | 1,050 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 1,022 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,000 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,322 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 740 |
| WHT AC | 52 |
| WHT SP BU | 832 |
Other recorded variables (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,322 |
| CATTLE KS | 107 |
| CHEESE LB | 5 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 48 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 159 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 207 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 116 |
| FAMILIES | 65 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 9,000 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 377 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 213 |
| HOUSES | 58 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 47 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 58 |
| MD FEM | 42 |
| MD MALE | 54 |
| MD TOT | 96 |
| MILK COWS | 158 |
| NAME CD | Assiniboia, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 29 |
| OC TOT | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 637 |
| OTHERS | 318 |
| SHEEP | 1,802 |
| SHEEP KS | 24 |
| SUP AM | 134 |
| SUP FOR | 86 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 10,400 |
| SUP SC | 130 |
| SUP TOT | 10,620 |
| SWINE | 17 |
| SWINE KS | 14 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 65 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT200004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT204071— 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 1891 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). "Swift Current, Northwest Territories (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/swift-current-nt200004-1891/.