1 0 , 5 9 5 . ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁the ▁Car rot ▁River ▁sub - d istrict ▁with ▁ 1 , 7 7 0 ▁people ▁remained ▁quiet . ▁The ▁Prince ▁Albert ▁sub - d istrict ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 , 3 7 3 ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁South branch ▁settlement s ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 . ▁The ▁South branch ▁settlement s ▁was ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Louis ▁R iel ' s ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁during ▁the ▁Reb ell ion . ▁To ▁the ▁west ▁where ▁the ▁C ree ▁u pr ising ▁led ▁by ▁P ound maker ▁and ▁Big ▁Bear ▁occurred ▁was ▁the ▁Battle ford ▁sub - d istrict ▁with ▁ 3 , 6 0 3 ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁settlement ▁and ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁Prince ▁Albert ▁with ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 ▁people ▁followed ▁by ▁Battle ford ▁with ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people ▁" div ided ▁about ▁equally ▁between ▁French , ▁M ét is ▁and ▁English ". ▁ ▁Battle ford ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Battle ▁River ▁near ▁the ▁North ▁S ask atch ew an ▁River . ▁On ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁River ▁was ▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁nearest ▁the ▁North ▁S ask atch ew an ▁River ▁was ▁the ▁New ▁Town ▁and ▁Fort ▁Battle ford . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁North ▁Battle ford ▁was ▁founded ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁when ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁main