Griffith & Matawatchan, Ontario (1901 census)
Griffith & Matawatchan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 77.119°W.
Population
In 1901, Griffith & Matawatchan had a population of 697: 373 male and 324 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 697 |
| 1911 | 570 |
| 1921 | 487 |
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 Matawatchan, 1891 (50.9% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Griffith, 1891 (49.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Griffith & Matawatchan shared boundaries with:
- Abinger } Ashby } Denbigh
- Brougham
- Brudenell & Lynedoch
- Clarendon & Miller
- Grattan
- Palmerston & Canonto
- Sebastopol
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 697 total population, 373 males, 324 females, 269 single males, 202 single females, 114 families, 102 married females, 100 married males, 20 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 114 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 94,669 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142014— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/griffith-matawatchan-on111008-1901/.