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 density was 3.2 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 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 232 |
| POP M | 255 |
| POP TOT | 487 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 18 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9 |
| BRIT BORN M | 6 |
| BRIT ENG | 18 |
| BRIT IRISH | 135 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 187 |
| CAN BORN F | 223 |
| CAN BORN M | 247 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 140 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 216 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 244 |
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/.