Mattawa, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Mattawa, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,438. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1013150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.311°N, 78.711°W.
Population
In 1891, Mattawa, T-V had a population of 1,438: 767 male and 671 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,438 |
| 1901 | 1,400 |
| 1911 | 1,524 |
| 1921 | 1,462 |
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 NO DATA, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mattawa, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,438 total population, 767 males, 671 females, 442 married persons, 224 families, 223 married females, 219 married males, 41 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 955 single persons under 18, 537 single males under 18, 418 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 788 persons who are not French Canadian, 650 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 220 houses, 220 occupied houses, 214 houses built of wood, 188 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 2 stories, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses built of brick, 6 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,268 pounds of homemade butter, 5,265 acres of land in farms, 4,879 bushels of potatoes, 4,658 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 968 chickens, 616 bushels of oats, 607 acres of improved land in farms, 419 acres of farmland under crops, 350 acres of hay crops, 193 tons of hay, 188 acres of farmland in pasture, 171 bushels of turnips, 164 bushels of peas, 140 milk cows, 108 swine slaughtered or sold, 103 horses aged over 3 years, 78 swine, 47 acres of potatoes, 37 other cattle, 27 cattle killed or sold, 26 acres of oats, 26 occupants of farms, 19 farm occupants who own their land, 18 geese, 15 bushels of buckwheat, 15 bushels of corn, 13 ducks, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 other fowl, 1 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130090— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1013150
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattawa,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattawa_(Ontario)
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). "Mattawa, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mattawa-t-v-on096002-1891/.