Matheson, Ontario (1921 census)
Matheson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 283. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.581°N, 81.009°W.
Population
In 1921, Matheson had a population of 283: 215 male and 68 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Matheson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 68 |
| POP M | 215 |
| POP TOT | 283 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 8 |
| BRIT ENG | 22 |
| BRIT IRISH | 24 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 24 |
| CAN BORN F | 56 |
| CAN BORN M | 149 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 12 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FINNISH | 25 |
| EUR FRENCH | 131 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 12 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 19 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 58 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 14 |
| PROTESTANTS | 48 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 180 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148128— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matheson-on148128-1921/.