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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,800 total population, 1,469 males, 1,331 females, 882 married persons, 513 families, 441 married females, 441 married males, 104 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,814 single persons under 18, 993 single males under 18, 821 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 511 occupied houses, 503 inhabited houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 8 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 234,256 bushels of turnips, 84,450 bushels of oats, 64,629 bushels of winter wheat, 41,348 bushels of peas and beans, 37,094 bushels of potatoes, 16,398 bushels of barley, 5,919 bushels of other root crops, 4,322 acres of wheat, 4,182 tons of hay, 4,033 bushels of spring wheat, 3,579 acres of hay crops, 1,780 bushels of corn, 1,514 bushels of rye, 368 acres of potatoes, 140 bushels of buckwheat, 68 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Cargill | 1838–1903 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,800 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:
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/.