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 density was 1433.1 people per square mile.
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 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 224 |
| Number of families | 224 |
| Number of females | 671 |
| Number of males | 767 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 442 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 671 |
| POP M | 767 |
| POP TOT | 1,438 |
| Total population | 1,438 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 418 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 955 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 650 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 788 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 220 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 214 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 188 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 188 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,658 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 419 |
| Acres of hay crops | 350 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 607 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,265 |
| Acres of oats | 26 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,879 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 171 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 350 |
| HAY TONS | 193 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 27 |
| Number of chickens | 968 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 103 |
| Number of milk cows | 140 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 26 |
| Number of other cattle | 37 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of swine | 78 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 108 |
| OAT AC | 26 |
| OAT BU | 616 |
| PEA BU | 164 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 4,879 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,268 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 193 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,268 |
| CATTLE KS | 27 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 418 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 537 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 955 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 224 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FRN CA | 650 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 968 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 103 |
| HOUSES | 220 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 188 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 214 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 223 |
| MD MALE | 219 |
| MD TOT | 442 |
| MILK COWS | 140 |
| NAME CD | Nipissing |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 19 |
| OC TOT | 26 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 37 |
| OTHERS | 788 |
| SUP AM | 607 |
| SUP FOR | 4,658 |
| SUP PAT | 188 |
| SUP SC | 419 |
| SUP TOT | 5,265 |
| SWINE | 78 |
| SWINE KS | 108 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 220 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 171 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
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/.