Griffith & Matawatchan, Ontario (1921 census)
Griffith & Matawatchan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 487. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 77.119°W.
Population
In 1921, Griffith & Matawatchan had a population of 487: 255 male and 232 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Griffith & Matawatchan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 487 total population, 255 males in the population, 247 males born in Canada, 232 females in the population, 223 females born in Canada, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 187 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 140 persons of French origin, 135 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of German origin. 1 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 244 Roman Catholics, 216 Presbyterians, 18 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142014— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/griffith-matawatchan-on142014-1921/.