Nassagaweya, Ontario (1891 census)
Nassagaweya was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.533°N, 80.036°W.
Population
In 1891, Nassagaweya had a population of 2,809: 1,448 male and 1,361 female residents. Population density was 36.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Nassagaweya shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 522 |
| Number of families | 522 |
| Number of females | 1,361 |
| Number of males | 1,448 |
| Number of married females | 444 |
| Number of married males | 447 |
| Number of married persons | 891 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP F | 1,361 |
| POP M | 1,448 |
| POP TOT | 2,809 |
| Total population | 2,809 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 848 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 956 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,804 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,806 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 487 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 112 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 361 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 373 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 113 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 272 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 490 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,224 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 773 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,608 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,956 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,813 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,124 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,194 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,150 |
| Acres of oats | 3,973 |
| Acres of potatoes | 361 |
| Acres of turnips | 599 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,719 |
| BAR AC | 1,224 |
| BAR BU | 29,312 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 29,312 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,799 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 103,704 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46,503 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,421 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,211 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 250,692 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55,171 |
| BWT BU | 59 |
| CRN BU | 1,799 |
| HAY AC | 4,124 |
| HAY TONS | 6,368 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,221 |
| Number of chickens | 13,293 |
| Number of ducks | 424 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 375 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 95 |
| Number of geese | 656 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 473 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,168 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,524 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 470 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,694 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 205 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 105 |
| Number of sheep | 2,240 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,302 |
| Number of swine | 2,684 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,413 |
| Number of turkeys | 399 |
| OAT AC | 3,973 |
| OAT BU | 103,704 |
| PEA BU | 46,503 |
| POT AC | 361 |
| POT BU | 31,421 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,191 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,096 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 660 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 146,799 |
| RYE BU | 231 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,368 |
| WHT AC | 3,719 |
| WHT FALL BU | 55,171 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,211 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 105 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 205 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| BUTTER LB | 146,799 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,221 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 848 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 956 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,804 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,096 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 473 |
| DUCKS | 424 |
| FAMILIES | 522 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 660 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 656 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,293 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,168 |
| HOUSES | 487 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 373 |
| HOUSES S | 112 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 272 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 361 |
| INF 11 A | 105 |
| MD FEM | 444 |
| MD MALE | 447 |
| MD TOT | 891 |
| MILK COWS | 1,524 |
| NAME CD | Halton |
| OC F | 95 |
| OC P | 375 |
| OC TOT | 470 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,694 |
| OTHERS | 2,806 |
| SHEEP | 2,240 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,302 |
| SUP AM | 31,194 |
| SUP FOR | 10,956 |
| SUP JV | 773 |
| SUP PAT | 6,608 |
| SUP SC | 23,813 |
| SUP TOT | 42,150 |
| SWINE | 2,684 |
| SWINE KS | 3,413 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 490 |
| TUR AC | 599 |
| TUR BU | 250,692 |
| TURKEY | 399 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
| WORKING OX | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071006— 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 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). "Nassagaweya, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nassagaweya-on071006-1891/.