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 density was 2.6 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 74 |
| Number of females | 199 |
| Number of males | 207 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 68 |
| Number of married persons | 136 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| Total population | 406 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 128 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 138 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 266 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 70 |
| Number of occupied houses | 70 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 126 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 925 |
| HAY TONS | 725 |
| OAT BU | 6,128 |
| PEA BU | 502 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 10,143 |
| RYE BU | 276 |
| Total area (acres) | 97,425 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,969 |
| WHT WTR BU | 42 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 208 |
| AREA | 97,425 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 74 |
| FEMALE | 199 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 70 |
| INHABITED | 70 |
| MALE | 207 |
| MARRIED F | 68 |
| MARRIED M | 68 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 136 |
| POPULATION | 406 |
| ROOT BU | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 128 |
| SINGLE M | 138 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 266 |
| TUR BU | 3,932 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 4 |
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/.