Mattawa, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Mattawa, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,462. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1013150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.311°N, 78.711°W.
Population
In 1921, Mattawa, T-V had a population of 1,462: 733 male and 729 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Mattawa, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,462 total population, 733 males in the population, 729 females in the population, 696 females born in Canada, 687 males born in Canada, 26 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 males born outside the British Empire, 19 females born outside the British Empire, 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 782 persons of French origin, 202 persons of British origin (English), 148 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of German origin, 15 persons of Austrian origin, 8 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 144 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,195 Roman Catholics, 155 Presbyterians, 55 Anglicans (Church of England), 19 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 Methodists, 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130090— 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 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). "Mattawa, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mattawa-t-v-on130090-1921/.