Assiginack, Ontario (1911 census)
Assiginack was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 668. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.701°N, 81.890°W.
Population
In 1911, Assiginack had a population of 668: 348 male and 320 female residents. Population density was 13.8 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Assiginack shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 31,049 area in acres, 668 total population, 348 males in the population, 320 females in the population, 223 single (never-married) males, 186 single (never-married) females, 138 families, 116 married males, 112 married females, 48.51 area in square miles, 21 widowed females, 13.77 population per square mile, 8 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,150 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 248 persons of British origin (Irish), 182 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 178 persons of British origin (English), 17 persons of German origin, 16 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 260 Presbyterians, 161 Anglicans (Church of England), 136 Methodists, 43 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 38 Brethren, 17 Roman Catholics, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Baptists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 137 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/assiginack-on054003-1911/.