Griffith, Matawatchan, Ontario (1871 census)
Griffith, Matawatchan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 77.119°W.
Population
In 1871, Griffith, Matawatchan had a population of 406: 207 male and 199 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 406 |
| 1881 | 614 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained NO DATA, 1861 (43.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Griffith, Matawatchan shared boundaries with:
- Brougham
- Brudenell, Raglan, Radcliffe, Lyndoch
- Clarendon & Miller
- Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham
- Grattan
- Palmerston & Canonto
- Sebastopol
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 406 total population, 207 males, 199 females, 136 married persons, 74 families, 68 married females, 68 married males, 4 widowed persons, 3 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 266 single persons under 18, 138 single males under 18, 128 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 70 inhabited houses, 70 occupied houses, 10 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 97,425 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113010— 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 1871 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). "Griffith, Matawatchan, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/griffith-matawatchan-on081005-1871/.