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Assiginack

Coordinates: 45°44′N 81°48′W / 45.733°N 81.800°W

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Assiginack
Township (single-tier)
Township of Assiginack
The SS Norisle at the Manitowaning Heritage Complex
Assiginack Show map of Manitoulin District Assiginack Show map of Ontario
Coordinates: 45°44′N 81°48′W / 45.733°N 81.800°W / 45.733; -81.800
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Manitoulin
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Brenda Reid
• MP	Carol Hughes (NDP)
• MPP	Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area ^[1]
• Land	226.72 km² (87.54 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	1,013
• Density	4.5/km² (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA	P0P
Area code	705 / 249
Website	www.assiginack.ca

Assiginack (/əˈsɪɡɪnæk/)^[3] is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island. An Ontario Historical Plaque was built on the grounds of the Assiginack Museum by the province to commemorate the Manitoulin Treaties' role in Ontario's heritage.^[4]

Communities

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The principal community in the township is Manitowaning. Smaller communities in the township include Bass Creek, Bidwell, Clover Valley, Eagles Nest, Hilly Grove, The Slash, Squirrel Town and Vanzant's Point.

Manitowaning

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Manitowaning is the administrative centre of Assiginack township. The town was founded in 1836 as a centre of the island's Aboriginal education.^[5] Manitowaning Bay is a natural harbour, and the community has a marina with good docking facilities. From its early history, Manitowaning was a regular port of call for schooners and steamboats from many points on the Great Lakes. Manitowaning was the first and last scheduled stop on Manitoulin Island for the ships of the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited. The old steamboat wharf is now part of the community's Museum Heritage Complex, home of the SS Norisle. The town is home to the De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Creation Centre. Cardwell Street in Manitowaning continues east of the community, becoming the primary access road to the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Reserve.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Assiginack had a population of 1,008 living in 447 of its 710 total private dwellings, a change of -0.5% from its 2016 population of 1,013. With a land area of 224.89 km² (86.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.5/km² (11.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

Canada census – Assiginack community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,008 (-0.5% from 2016)	1,013 (+5.5% from 2011)	960 (+5.0% from 2006)
Land area	224.89 km² (86.83 sq mi)	226.72 km² (87.54 sq mi)	227.87 km² (87.98 sq mi)
Population density	4.5/km² (12/sq mi)	4.5/km² (12/sq mi)	4.2/km² (11/sq mi)
Median age	53.6 (M: 53.2, F: 54.0)	50.3 (M: 50.1, F: 50.5)
Private dwellings	710 (total) 447 (occupied)	730 (total)	707 (total)
Median household income	$73,500	$63,189

References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[1] earlier^[9]^[10]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2001	931	—
2006	914	−1.8%
2011	960	+5.0%
2016	1,013	+5.5%
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References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Assiginack, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
^ Ontario Plaque Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Manitowaning". Manitoulin Tourism. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006 census

External links

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Official website

Places adjacent to Assiginack

Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Sheguiandah 24

North Channel

Central Manitoulin

Assiginack

Wiikwemkoong

Tehkummah

South Bay
Wiikwemkoong

v t e Manitoulin District, Ontario
Towns	Gore Bay Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands
Townships	Assiginack Billings Burpee and Mills Central Manitoulin Cockburn Island Gordon/Barrie Island Tehkummah
First Nations	Aundeck Omni Kaning M'Chigeeng Sheguiandah Sheshegwaning Whitefish River Wiikwemkoong Zhiibaahaasing
Indian reserves	M'Chigeeng 22 (West Bay 22) Sheguiandah 24 Sheshegwaning 20 Sucker Creek 23 Whitefish River 4 Wiikwemkoong Zhiibaahaasing 19A (Cockburn Island 19A)
Unorganized terrtories	Mainland West Part
Local services boards	Dawson Rainbow Country Robinson

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