Wood Mountain, Northwest Territories (1881 census)
Wood Mountain was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,552. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.483°N, 107.729°W.
Population
In 1881, Wood Mountain had a population of 4,552: 2,350 male and 2,202 female residents. Population density was 0.1 people per square mile.
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 NO DATA, 1871 (2.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Maple Creek, 1891 (22.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Moose Jaw & Regina, 1891 (25.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Medicine Hat, 1891 (23.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Swift Current, 1891 (29.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wood Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 901 |
| Number of families | 901 |
| Number of females | 2,202 |
| Number of males | 2,350 |
| Number of married females | 963 |
| Number of married males | 880 |
| Number of married persons | 1,843 |
| Number of widowed females | 138 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 144 |
| POP TOT | 4,552 |
| Total population | 4,552 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,101 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,464 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,565 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 701 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 199 |
| Number of occupied houses | 900 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 482 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 20 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 389 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 793 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 66 |
| HAY AC | 482 |
| HAY TONS | 951 |
| OAT BU | 253 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 793 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 951 |
| WHT AC | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 300 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,101 |
| C UNMD M | 1,464 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,565 |
| D OCC | 900 |
| FEMALE | 2,202 |
| H INHAB | 199 |
| MALE | 2,350 |
| MD F | 963 |
| MD M | 880 |
| MD TOT | 1,843 |
| NUMBER CD | 193 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 389 |
| SHAN | 701 |
| TUR BU | 66 |
| WID F | 138 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 144 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT193003— 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 1881 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). "Wood Mountain, Northwest Territories (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/wood-mountain-nt193003-1881/.