Swift Current, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Swift Current was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 236. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q619937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.354°N, 107.723°W.
Population
In 1901, Swift Current had a population of 236: 143 male and 93 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 870 townships, 1911 (5.2% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Webb vl (T14 R17 MW3), 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Swift Current t-v, 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Herbert vl (T17 R9 MW3), 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Swift Current shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 236 total population, 143 males, 94 single males, 93 females, 49 single females, 47 married males, 43 families, 43 married females, 2 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 43 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,056,330 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT204071— 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 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). "Swift Current, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/swift-current-nt204071-1901/.