Assiginack, Ontario (1891 census)
Assiginack was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 818. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.701°N, 81.890°W.
Population
In 1891, Assiginack had a population of 818: 429 male and 389 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Assiginack shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 818 total population, 429 males, 389 females, 257 married persons, 156 families, 132 married males, 125 married females, 20 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 541 single persons under 18, 288 single males under 18, 253 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 818 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 152 houses, 152 occupied houses, 149 houses built of wood, 139 houses of 1 story, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 1 room, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,966 pounds of homemade butter, 14,564 acres of land in farms, 13,459 bushels of peas, 8,785 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,438 bushels of spring wheat, 6,430 bushels of potatoes, 5,779 acres of improved land in farms, 4,805 bushels of oats, 4,224 acres of farmland under crops, 2,331 chickens, 2,149 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,587 tons of hay, 1,536 acres of hay crops, 1,468 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,360 bushels of turnips, 954 bushels of rye, 905 swine, 760 sheep, 734 bushels of barley, 695 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 629 acres of wheat, 549 other cattle, 549 swine slaughtered or sold, 353 bushels of winter wheat, 305 milk cows, 289 acres of oats, 238 geese, 207 horses aged over 3 years, 193 cattle killed or sold, 159 ducks, 147 sheep slaughtered or sold, 145 occupants of farms, 139 turkeys, 116 farm occupants who own their land, 101 horses aged 3 years and under, 87 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 61 acres of potatoes, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 acres of barley, 42 oxen, 41 bushels of corn, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 bushels of beans, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 8 other fowl, 7 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046045— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/assiginack-on046045-1891/.