Fort Qu'Appelle, VL, Saskatchewan (1911 census)
Fort Qu'Appelle, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 130. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1866018. The administrative centroid was at approximately 50.763°N, 103.793°W.
Population
In 1911, Fort Qu'Appelle, VL had a population of 130: 80 male and 50 female residents. Population density was 140.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 130 |
| 1921 | 495 |
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 Fort Qu’Appelle, 1901 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Fort Qu'Appelle, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,300 area in acres, 140.32 population per square mile, 130 total population, 80 males in the population, 54 single (never-married) males, 50 females in the population, 31 families, 26 single (never-married) females, 25 married males, 23 married females, 2.03 area in square miles, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. 241 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 31 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Matokinajin | 1846–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK213014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK176048— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1866018
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Qu%27Appelle
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Qu%27Appelle
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Fort Qu'Appelle, VL, Saskatchewan (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/fort-qu-appelle-vl-sk213014-1911/.