Matawan, S, Ontario (1871 census)
Matawan, S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.165°N, 78.730°W.
Population
In 1871, Matawan, S had a population of 147: 84 male and 63 female residents.
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 (1.8% 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, S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 147 total population, 84 males, 63 females, 37 married persons, 25 families, 20 married males, 17 married females, 7 widowed persons, 4 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 103 single persons under 18, 60 single males under 18, 43 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 23 occupied houses, 21 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 169,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON084003_1871_1871— 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, S, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matawan-s-on084003-1871/.