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 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 density was 0.1 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.
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, 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Swift Current, C, 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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 43 |
| Number of females | 93 |
| Number of males | 143 |
| Number of married females | 43 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of single females | 49 |
| Number of single males | 94 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| POP F | 93 |
| POP M | 143 |
| POP TOT | 236 |
| Total population | 236 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 43 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,056,330 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,056,330 |
| FAMILIES | 43 |
| HOUSES | 43 |
| MARRIED F | 43 |
| MARRIED M | 47 |
| SINGLE F | 49 |
| SINGLE M | 94 |
| WIDOWED F | 1 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
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: 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). "Swift Current, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/swift-current-nt204071-1901/.