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Assiginack, Ontario (1881–1921)
Assiginack was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. Population declined across the period (from 881 in 1881 to 614 in 1921).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 881 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 818 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,592 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 668 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 614 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Successors
- later split into Manitoulin, Centre in 1881
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127002— 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.