Matchedash, Ontario (1911 census)
Matchedash was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 459. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.820°N, 79.576°W.
Population
In 1911, Matchedash had a population of 459: 257 male and 202 female residents. Population density was 6.0 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Matchedash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 49,409 area in acres, 459 total population, 257 males in the population, 202 females in the population, 170 single (never-married) males, 124 single (never-married) females, 86 families, 80 married males, 77.20 area in square miles, 75 married females, 7 widowed males, 5.95 population per square mile, 3 widowed females. 499 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 392 persons of British origin (English), 41 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 254 Anglicans (Church of England), 157 Methodists, 18 Presbyterians, 18 Roman Catholics, 11 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 86 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matchedash-on119001-1911/.