Matawan, N, Ontario (1871 census)
Matawan, N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.408°N, 79.107°W.
Population
In 1871, Matawan, N had a population of 101: 59 male and 42 female residents. Population density was 0.2 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Nipissing, 1861 (1.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1881 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Matawan, N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 15 |
| Number of females | 42 |
| Number of males | 59 |
| Number of married females | 14 |
| Number of married males | 14 |
| Number of married persons | 28 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| Total population | 101 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 26 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 44 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 70 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 15 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 122 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 358 |
| HAY TONS | 321 |
| OAT BU | 4,301 |
| PEA BU | 193 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 2,220 |
| Total area (acres) | 230,400 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 230,400 |
| CD | 84 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 15 |
| FEMALE | 42 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 15 |
| INHABITED | 10 |
| MALE | 59 |
| MARRIED F | 14 |
| MARRIED M | 14 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 28 |
| POPULATION | 101 |
| ROOT BU | 104 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 26 |
| SINGLE M | 44 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 70 |
| TUR BU | 55 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 2 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON084005— 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 1871 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). "Matawan, N, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matawan-n-on084005-1871/.