Matchedash, Ontario (1891 census)
Matchedash was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 375. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.820°N, 79.576°W.
Population
In 1891, Matchedash had a population of 375: 210 male and 165 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 375 |
| 1901 | 499 |
| 1911 | 459 |
| 1921 | 507 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Orillia, Matchedash, 1881 (31.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Matchedash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 375 total population, 210 males, 165 females, 114 married persons, 60 families, 58 married males, 56 married females, 12 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6.20 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 249 single persons under 18, 147 single males under 18, 102 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 374 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 56 houses, 56 occupied houses, 53 houses built of wood, 53 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 1 story, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,865 pounds of homemade butter, 11,635 bushels of oats, 8,521 acres of land in farms, 6,532 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,836 bushels of potatoes, 2,645 bushels of turnips, 2,577 bushels of peas, 1,989 acres of improved land in farms, 1,791 acres of farmland under crops, 1,064 chickens, 1,050 bushels of spring wheat, 1,040 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 889 tons of hay, 712 bushels of barley, 605 acres of hay crops, 431 acres of oats, 378 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 340 bushels of corn, 319 other cattle, 277 sheep, 230 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 218 swine, 216 bushels of winter wheat, 185 milk cows, 175 acres of farmland in pasture, 141 sheep slaughtered or sold, 102 horses aged over 3 years, 101 acres of wheat, 99 cattle killed or sold, 70 occupants of farms, 65 farm occupants who own their land, 62 swine slaughtered or sold, 61 geese, 47 acres of barley, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 acres of potatoes, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 bushels of rye, 19 ducks, 14 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 7 turkeys, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262173
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Matchedash, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matchedash-on117002-1891/.