Assiginack, Ontario (1891 census)
Assiginack was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 818. 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 density was 12.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 881 |
| 1891 | 818 |
| 1901 | 2,592 |
| 1911 | 668 |
| 1921 | 614 |
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 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 389 |
| Number of males | 429 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 257 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 389 |
| POP M | 429 |
| POP TOT | 818 |
| Total population | 818 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 541 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 818 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 152 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 139 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,468 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,785 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,224 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,536 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,779 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,564 |
| Acres of oats | 289 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 629 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 734 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 734 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,805 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,459 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,430 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 954 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,438 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,360 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 353 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 41 |
| HAY AC | 1,536 |
| HAY TONS | 1,587 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 193 |
| Number of chickens | 2,331 |
| Number of ducks | 159 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 238 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 101 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 207 |
| Number of milk cows | 305 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 145 |
| Number of other cattle | 549 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 56 |
| Number of sheep | 760 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of swine | 905 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 549 |
| Number of turkeys | 139 |
| OAT AC | 289 |
| OAT BU | 4,805 |
| PEA BU | 13,459 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 6,430 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 695 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,149 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,966 |
| RYE BU | 954 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,587 |
| WHT AC | 629 |
| WHT FALL BU | 353 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,438 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 30 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,966 |
| CATTLE KS | 193 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 288 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 541 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 695 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 101 |
| DUCKS | 159 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,149 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 238 |
| GRA BU | 55 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,331 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 207 |
| HOUSES | 152 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 139 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 56 |
| MD FEM | 125 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 257 |
| MILK COWS | 305 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 116 |
| OC TOT | 145 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 549 |
| OTHERS | 818 |
| SHEEP | 760 |
| SHEEP KS | 147 |
| SUP AM | 5,779 |
| SUP FOR | 8,785 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 1,468 |
| SUP SC | 4,224 |
| SUP TOT | 14,564 |
| SWINE | 905 |
| SWINE KS | 549 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 152 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,360 |
| TURKEY | 139 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046045— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.