Assiniboia, Manitoba (1881–1901)
Assiniboia was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in 3 censuses between 1881 and 1901. Population declined across the period (from 1,548 in 1881 to 1,071 in 1901).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1881
Descendant places
- later split into St. James pr in 1911
- later split into Headingly pr in 1911
- later split into St. Boniface pr in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,548 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,237 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,071 | View 1901 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Logan | 1773–1866 | died here |
| Peguis | 1774–1864 | died here |
| William Todd | 1784–1851 | died here |
| John Bunn | 1802–1861 | died here |
| Sophia Thomas | 1822–1861 | born here |
| Henry Septimus Beddome | 1830–1881 | died here |
| Lord Gordon Gordon | 1840–1874 | died here |
| Thomas Scott | 1842–1870 | died here |
| Norbert Parisien | d. 1870 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB011001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
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.