1901 Census
"D"
Placenames

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Placename	NWT Provisional District	Sec	Twp	Rge	W Meridian
Dalesboro	Assiniboia East/Est	30	5	2	W 2
	1884 Location. Dalesboro does not exist anymore. Oxbow at 23-3-2-W2 is the closest present day location.
Dauphinais	Assiniboia East/Est
	The census area covers Tsp24-Rge 11, Tsp 25-Rge 11, Tsp 25-Rge 12, Tsp 26-Rge 11, Tsp 27-Rge 11 all west of the 2nd meridian. Ituna at 20,21-25-11-W2 is the closest present day location. Dauphinais does not exist anymore.
Davis
	Davis 20-47-25-W2 is not on the 1901 census but is close to the 1901 placename area for Island Lake which does not exist anymore.
Day Star's Band
	see 1901 census location Touchwood Agency. Administered by Touchwood Agency.
Devil Lake	Saskatchewan
	This location is around Tsp 50, Rge 6-W3 and Tsp 52-Rge 8-W3. Page 1 of Schedule 2 is missing. This is the location where census residents owned their land. For example John M. Cameron, enumerator farmed 8-50-6-W3, Raphael Morin farmed 52-8-W3. Sandy Lake is mentioned on page 2 of schedule 2. Devil Lake comes up as "Devil's Lake" on the census. This location is West of present day Canwood 26-50-5-W3 and South of Polwarth 40-51-3-W3.
Devils Lake	Assiniboia East/Est
	1879 Doukhobor Good Spirit Lake Annex Later called Devils Lake Colony large area around approx Tsp 31-Rge3 - W 2 includes Doukhobor Villages - Utisberri, Bijaduca Tsp31-Rg 3-W2, Kirelowka, Mensienka Tsp34-Rge 4-W2, Blakasklououka 9-Tsp30-Rge 5-W2, Harluka 17-Tsp30-Rge 5-W2. Census location also includes P.O.Saltcoats, P.O. Yorkton, P.O. Wallace.
Dirt Hills	Assiniboia West/Ouest
	P.O. named Dirt Hills est. 1912. At 25-10-26-W2 does not exist anymore. Spring Valley at 30-11-25-W2 is the closest present day location.
Dog Bag Lake
	Dog Bag Lake included on schedule 2 for Montreal Lake, Sk
Domeremy	Saskatchewan	30	44	27	W 2
	Domremy P.O. est. 1896. (Present day location 28-44-26-W2) Actual present day spelling and census spelling is Domremy.
Domremy
	Domremy is located at 28-44-26-W2 The 1901 census place name Crooked Lake schedule 2 includes placename Domremy P.O. est. 1896 at 30-44-27-W2. Domremy enumerated at Domeremy - actual spelling is Domremy.
Dongola	Assiniboia East/Est	34	18	32	W 1
	1888 Location. Tantallon at 16-18-32-W1 in the Broadview area is the closest present day location to Dongola which does not exist anymore.
Donwell
	Donwell is not on the 1901 census. It is the closest present day location to the 1901 census placename of Crooked Lakes which does not exist anymore.
Dore Lake
	Dor" Lake included on schedule 2 for Montreal Lake, Sk
Dorrell
	Previous Name is East End.
Doukhobor Village No. 1
	See Nut Lake mentioned on schedule 2.
Doukhobor Village No. 2
	See Nut Lake mentioned on schedule 2.
Drinkwater
	Drinkwater 32-15-23-W2 is not on the 1901 census. See the 1901 census placename of Coventry which does not exist anymore.
Duck Hunting Lake
	See Nut Lake mentioned on schedule 2.
Duck Lake	Saskatchewan	33	43
	Duck Lake on 1901 census includes Tsp 44-Rge 1,2,3-W3, Tsp 43-Rge 1,2,3-W3, Rsp 45-Rge 2-W3 Was named Stobart from 1894-1896, on 1901 census, Stobart School mentioned Nearby Beard's I. Reserve at 20-44-3-W3, 20,33-43-2-W3, which is enumerated under Duck Lake Agency. 1879 P.O. Location did not include the range or meridian. (present location is at 4-44-2-W3) Duck Lake is also mentioned on the 1901 census schedule 2 under placename Onion Lake
Duck Lake (Agency/Agence)	Saskatchewan
	Duck Lake Agency administers One Arrow,Batoche - Beardy's Band, Duck Lake (Okemasis/Beardy) - James Smith, St. Leonards. J. Smith Band as location is on the 1901 census schedule 2 of St. Leonard St. Lenard [sic] but is enumerated with Duck Lake Agency.
Dundurn	Assiniboia West/Ouest	32	32	4	W 3
	1894 Location. (present day Location is 9-33-4-W3) Nearby to Moose Woods Indian Reserve non Treaty (enumerated here). Bonnington Station, Dundurn Section House 33-4-W3 also mentioned.
Dunelm
	Dunelm 1-14-W3 is not on the 1901 census, but is a current placename North East of the 1901 census placename of Eagle Quill Lake which does not exist anymore.
Dunleath	Assiniboia East/Est	16	25	2	W 2
	1894 Location. (present day Location is 33,34-25-2-W2) Dunleath census region on 1901 census comprises the area Tsp 25-Rge 1,2-W2, Tsp 26-Rge 1-W2. This present day Dunleath named in 1936 and was called Barbour and Dunleath Station previously. (33-25-2-W2 1917 and present location.)
Dunleath Station
	Barbour, then in 1936, Dunleath Later Names. (33-25-2-W2 1917 and present location.)
Dunmore	Assiniboia West/Ouest
	9 miles east of Medicine Hat, Ab. Dunmore on the 1901 census area comprises Tsp 11,12-Rge 5-W4 which is in present day province of Alberta. (The present day border of the 4th Meridian between the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta was not the same border used between provisional districts)
Dunvegan	See Athabaska
Dunvegan Grand Prairie Lesser Slave Lake Peace RiverSturgeon Lake	Athabaska, Unorganized Territories / Territoires Non Organis"s
	Alberta Locations. The present day border of the 4th Meridian between Alberta and Saskatchewan was not the same border used between 1901 provisional districts

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