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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2205367. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,552 |
| 1901 | 66 |
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 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 Swift Current, 1891 (29.5% 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wood Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,552 total population, 2,350 males, 2,202 females, 1,843 married persons, 963 married females, 901 families, 880 married males, 144 widowed persons, 138 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,565 single persons under 18, 1,464 single males under 18, 1,101 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 900 occupied houses, 701 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 199 inhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 951 tons of hay, 793 bushels of potatoes, 482 acres of hay crops, 389 bushels of other root crops, 300 bushels of spring wheat, 253 bushels of oats, 66 bushels of turnips, 50 bushels of barley, 20 acres of potatoes, 20 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Riel | 1844–1885 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 454 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT193003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT204078— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2205367
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/.