Yukon, Northwest Territories (1901 census)
Yukon was a census subdivision in Northwest Territories, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 27,219. The administrative centroid was at approximately 63.461°N, 135.182°W.
Population
In 1901, Yukon had a population of 27,219: 23,084 male and 4,135 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 The Unorganized Territories, 1891 (9.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained White Horse, T-V, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Various Mining Camps, 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dawson, C, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Moosehide vl, 1911 (0.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Yukon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 27,219 total population, 23,084 males, 18,281 single males, 7,013 families, 4,501 married males, 4,135 females, 2,190 married females, 1,730 single females, 277 widowed males, 204 widowed females, 25 divorced males, 11 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 6,546 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 125,649,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Carpenter Bompas | 1834–1906 | died here |
| Hugh McKinnon | 1843–1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NT206006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NT206006— 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). "Yukon, Northwest Territories (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nt/yukon-nt206006-1901/.