Nassagaweya, Ontario (1871 census)
Nassagaweya was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,964. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.533°N, 80.036°W.
Population
In 1871, Nassagaweya had a population of 2,964: 1,549 male and 1,415 female residents. Population density was 38.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,237 |
| 1861 | 2,800 |
| 1871 | 2,964 |
| 1881 | 2,800 |
| 1891 | 2,809 |
| 1901 | 2,357 |
| 1911 | 2,249 |
| 1921 | 2,133 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Nassagaweya shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 542 |
| Number of females | 1,415 |
| Number of males | 1,549 |
| Number of married females | 482 |
| Number of married males | 479 |
| Number of married persons | 961 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| Total population | 2,964 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 872 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,032 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,904 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 527 |
| Number of occupied houses | 530 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,971 |
| BWT BU | 173 |
| CRN BU | 276 |
| HAY AC | 4,480 |
| HAY TONS | 5,329 |
| OAT BU | 47,897 |
| PEA BU | 34,788 |
| POT AC | 382 |
| POT BU | 46,565 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Total area (acres) | 43,855 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,755 |
| WHT WTR BU | 26,479 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,343 |
| AREA | 43,855 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| CD | 38 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 542 |
| FEMALE | 1,415 |
| GRA BU | 77 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 530 |
| INHABITED | 527 |
| MALE | 1,549 |
| MARRIED F | 482 |
| MARRIED M | 479 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 961 |
| POPULATION | 2,964 |
| ROOT BU | 8,320 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 872 |
| SINGLE M | 1,032 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,904 |
| TUR BU | 277,352 |
| UNINHABITED | 53 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117002— 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 1871 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). "Nassagaweya, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nassagaweya-on038005-1871/.