Assiginack, Ontario (1881 census)
Assiginack was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 881. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.701°N, 81.890°W.
Population
In 1881, Assiginack had a population of 881: 472 male and 409 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Manitoulin, Centre, 1871 (8.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Assiginack shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 881 total population, 472 males, 409 females, 289 married persons, 169 families, 146 married males, 143 married females, 27 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 565 single persons under 18, 317 single males under 18, 248 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 167 inhabited houses, 167 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,371 bushels of peas and beans, 5,618 bushels of potatoes, 5,532 bushels of spring wheat, 3,280 bushels of oats, 1,442 bushels of turnips, 711 acres of hay crops, 655 acres of wheat, 478 tons of hay, 399 bushels of barley, 297 bushels of other root crops, 180 bushels of corn, 82 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of buckwheat, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 881 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/assiginack-on182003-1881/.