Nassagaweya, Ontario (1881 census)
Nassagaweya was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,800. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.533°N, 80.036°W.
Population
In 1881, Nassagaweya had a population of 2,800: 1,469 male and 1,331 female residents. Population density was 36.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Nassagaweya shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 513 |
| Number of families | 513 |
| Number of females | 1,331 |
| Number of males | 1,469 |
| Number of married females | 441 |
| Number of married males | 441 |
| Number of married persons | 882 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP TOT | 2,800 |
| Total population | 2,800 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 821 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 993 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,814 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 503 |
| Number of occupied houses | 511 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,579 |
| Acres of potatoes | 368 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,322 |
| BAR BU | 16,398 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,398 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,780 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 84,450 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,919 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 41,348 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,094 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,514 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,033 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 234,256 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 64,629 |
| BWT BU | 140 |
| CRN BU | 1,780 |
| HAY AC | 3,579 |
| HAY TONS | 4,182 |
| OAT BU | 84,450 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 41,348 |
| POT AC | 368 |
| POT BU | 37,094 |
| RYE BU | 1,514 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,182 |
| WHT AC | 4,322 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,033 |
| WHT WTR BU | 64,629 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 821 |
| C UNMD M | 993 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,814 |
| D OCC | 511 |
| FEMALE | 1,331 |
| GRA BU | 68 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 503 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 1,469 |
| MD F | 441 |
| MD M | 441 |
| MD TOT | 882 |
| NUMBER CD | 150 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,919 |
| SHAN | 8 |
| TUR BU | 234,256 |
| WID F | 69 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150006— 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 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). "Nassagaweya, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nassagaweya-on150006-1881/.