Assiginack, Ontario (1901 census)
Assiginack was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,592. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.701°N, 81.890°W.
Population
In 1901, Assiginack had a population of 2,592: 1,339 male and 1,253 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 881 |
| 1891 | 818 |
| 1901 | 2,592 |
| 1911 | 668 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Assiginack shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,592 total population, 1,339 males, 1,253 females, 867 single males, 770 single females, 529 families, 417 married males, 410 married females, 72 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 505 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 31,049 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044080— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260739
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Assiginack, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/assiginack-on044080-1901/.