Fort Matatchewan, Bear Creek & Bear Island, Ontario (1911 census)
Fort Matatchewan, Bear Creek & Bear Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 235. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.465°N, 80.310°W.
Population
In 1911, Fort Matatchewan, Bear Creek & Bear Island had a population of 235. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Dymond, Harley, Hudson, Kerns & part Harris, 1901 (25.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Fort Matatchewan, Bear Creek & Bear Island shared boundaries with:
- Elk Lake Mining Div'n
- Macpherson & Loudan
- Other parts
- Porcupine North & South
- Temagami Forest Reserve
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 85 |
| POP F | 212 |
| POP M | 284 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 13.80 |
| POP TOT | 235 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 5 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,001 |
| AREA SQ MI | 35.94 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 15 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 131 |
| F MARRIED | 92 |
| F SINGLE | 116 |
| F WIDOWED | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| FRENCH | 7 |
| INDIAN | 212 |
| M MARRIED | 94 |
| M SINGLE | 177 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 223 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099085— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON099085— 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 1911 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). "Fort Matatchewan, Bear Creek & Bear Island, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fort-matatchewan-bear-creek-bear-island-on099085-1911/.