Griffith & Matawatchan, Ontario (1911 census)
Griffith & Matawatchan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 77.119°W.
Population
In 1911, Griffith & Matawatchan had a population of 570: 302 male and 268 female residents. Population density was 3.8 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Griffith & Matawatchan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 94,669 area in acres, 570 total population, 302 males in the population, 268 females in the population, 205 single (never-married) males, 159 single (never-married) females, 147.92 area in square miles, 108 families, 92 married males, 91 married females, 18 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 3.84 population per square mile. 697 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 226 persons of French origin, 189 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 132 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of Dutch origin. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 322 Roman Catholics, 197 Presbyterians, 25 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Methodists, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 108 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117007— 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 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). "Griffith & Matawatchan, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/griffith-matawatchan-on117007-1911/.