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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q619937. 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 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 320 total population, 216 males, 104 females, 96 married persons, 65 families, 54 married males, 42 married females, 17 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 207 single persons under 18, 159 single males under 18, 48 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 318 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 65 occupied houses, 58 houses, 58 houses built of wood, 47 houses of 1 story, 32 houses of 1 room, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 11 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,620 acres of land in farms, 10,400 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,322 pounds of homemade butter, 9,000 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,802 sheep, 1,050 bushels of oats, 1,022 bushels of potatoes, 832 bushels of spring wheat, 740 tons of hay, 637 other cattle, 377 chickens, 213 horses aged over 3 years, 158 milk cows, 134 acres of improved land in farms, 130 acres of farmland under crops, 116 horses aged 3 years and under, 107 cattle killed or sold, 100 bushels of barley, 86 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 63 acres of oats, 52 acres of wheat, 33 occupants of farms, 33 oxen, 29 farm occupants who own their land, 24 sheep slaughtered or sold, 17 swine, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 swine slaughtered or sold, 12 acres of potatoes, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of barley, 5 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q619937
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Current
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Current
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/.