Matheson, Ontario (1911 census)
Matheson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 52. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.581°N, 81.009°W.
Population
In 1911, Matheson had a population of 52: 48 male and 4 female residents. Population density was 1.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 52 |
| 1921 | 283 |
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, Matheson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,116 area in acres, 52 total population, 48 males in the population, 36.15 area in square miles, 25 single (never-married) males, 22 married males, 9 families, 4 females in the population, 3 single (never-married) females, 1.44 population per square mile, 1 married females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 9 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099105— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148128— 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 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). "Matheson, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matheson-on099105-1911/.