Battleford, T-V, Saskatchewan (1911–1921)
Battleford, T-V was a town in Saskatchewan, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q619597, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 2,105 in 1911 to 1,229 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Battleford, South—Sud in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,105 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,229 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Frederick Thomas Brokovski | 1838–1916 | died here |
| John Alexander Mackay | 1838–1923 | died here |
| Pītikwahanapiwīyin | 1842–1886 | born here |
| Kapapamahchakwew | 1845–1885 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK182021— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q619597
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleford
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.