Matawin, Ontario (1881 census)
Matawin was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,465. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.530°N, 89.617°W.
Population
In 1881, Matawin had a population of 1,465: 1,085 male and 380 female residents. Population density was 182.3 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 Kaministikuia, 1871 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized Territory, 1891 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Matawin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 464 |
| Number of families | 464 |
| Number of females | 380 |
| Number of males | 1,085 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 253 |
| Number of married persons | 436 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 1,465 |
| Total population | 1,465 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 817 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,008 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 262 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 73 |
| Number of occupied houses | 336 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 12 |
| Acres of potatoes | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR BU | 5 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| HAY AC | 12 |
| HAY TONS | 19 |
| OAT BU | 350 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 50 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 395 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 19 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 5 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 191 |
| C UNMD M | 817 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,008 |
| D OCC | 336 |
| FEMALE | 380 |
| H INHAB | 73 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 1,085 |
| MD F | 183 |
| MD M | 253 |
| MD TOT | 436 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 55 |
| SHAN | 262 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182032— 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 1881 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). "Matawin, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matawin-on182032-1881/.