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 3.7 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 697 |
| POP F | 268 |
| POP M | 302 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.84 |
| POP TOT | 570 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 25 |
| AREA ACRES | 94,669 |
| AREA SQ MI | 147.92 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 7 |
| BRIT IRISH | 132 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 189 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 108 |
| F MARRIED | 91 |
| F SINGLE | 159 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FRENCH | 226 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 92 |
| M SINGLE | 205 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 25 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 197 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 322 |
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/.