Papineau & Mattawa, Ontario (1891 census)
Papineau & Mattawa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.307°N, 78.777°W.
Population
In 1891, Papineau & Mattawa had a population of 694: 369 male and 325 female residents. Population density was 4.2 people per square mile.
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 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Papineau, 1901 (50.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mattawan, 1901 (49.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Papineau & Mattawa shared boundaries with:
- Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd
- Cameron, Deacon & Fitzgerald
- Mattawa, T-V
- North Bay (Town—Ville), Widdifield, Phelps & Olrig
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 132 |
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of females | 325 |
| Number of males | 369 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 232 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 2 |
| POP F | 325 |
| POP M | 369 |
| POP TOT | 694 |
| Total population | 694 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 460 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 420 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 274 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 57 |
| Number of houses | 74 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 74 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 540 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,661 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,140 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,639 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,751 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,412 |
| Acres of oats | 161 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 159 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,516 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,293 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,778 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,851 |
| BWT BU | 85 |
| CRN BU | 159 |
| HAY AC | 1,639 |
| HAY TONS | 1,142 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 48 |
| Number of chickens | 1,206 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 114 |
| Number of milk cows | 173 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 133 |
| Number of other cattle | 210 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 121 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 21 |
| Number of swine | 86 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 58 |
| Number of turkeys | 60 |
| OAT AC | 161 |
| OAT BU | 2,516 |
| PEA BU | 1,293 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 9,778 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 450 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,995 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,142 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 41 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 60 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,995 |
| CATTLE KS | 48 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 460 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 450 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 132 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 420 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,206 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 114 |
| HOUSES | 74 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 74 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 115 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 232 |
| MILK COWS | 173 |
| NAME CD | Nipissing |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 120 |
| OC TOT | 133 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 210 |
| OTHERS | 274 |
| SHEEP | 121 |
| SHEEP KS | 21 |
| SUP AM | 2,751 |
| SUP FOR | 15,661 |
| SUP JV | 71 |
| SUP PAT | 540 |
| SUP SC | 2,140 |
| SUP TOT | 18,412 |
| SWINE | 86 |
| SWINE KS | 58 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 131 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,851 |
| TURKEY | 60 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 57 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 2 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096003— 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 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). "Papineau & Mattawa, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/papineau-mattawa-on096003-1891/.