Willowbunch, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Willowbunch was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 375. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1917640. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.435°N, 105.508°W.
Population
In 1901, Willowbunch had a population of 375: 201 male and 174 female residents.
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 (8.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of 870 townships, 1911 (4.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Willowbunch 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 375 total population, 201 males, 174 females, 136 single males, 103 single females, 79 families, 61 married females, 61 married males, 10 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 77 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 938,960 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Louis Légaré | 1841–1918 | died here |
| Édouard Richard | 1844–1904 | died here |
| Édouard Beaupré | 1881–1904 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT204077— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT204077— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1917640
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). "Willowbunch, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/willowbunch-nt204077-1901/.