Griffith, Matawatchan, Ontario (1881 census)
Griffith, Matawatchan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 77.119°W.
Population
In 1881, Griffith, Matawatchan had a population of 614: 312 male and 302 female residents. Population density was 4.0 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Matawatchan, 1891 (50.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Griffith, 1891 (49.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Griffith, Matawatchan shared boundaries with:
- Brougham
- Brundenell, Lynedock
- Clarendon & Miller
- Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham
- Grattan
- Palmerston & Canonto
- Sebastopol
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 103 |
| Number of families | 103 |
| Number of females | 302 |
| Number of males | 312 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 178 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP TOT | 614 |
| Total population | 614 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 220 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 427 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 103 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,192 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of wheat | 250 |
| BAR BU | 300 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 501 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,325 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,755 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,605 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,616 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,578 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| BWT BU | 409 |
| CRN BU | 501 |
| HAY AC | 1,192 |
| HAY TONS | 888 |
| OAT BU | 7,325 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,755 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 10,605 |
| RYE BU | 1,616 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 888 |
| WHT AC | 250 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,578 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 207 |
| C UNMD M | 220 |
| C UNMD TOT | 427 |
| D OCC | 103 |
| FEMALE | 302 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 103 |
| MALE | 312 |
| MD F | 89 |
| MD M | 89 |
| MD TOT | 178 |
| NUMBER CD | 113 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 108 |
| TUR BU | 1,450 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113010— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/griffith-matawatchan-on113010-1881/.