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.
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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 694 total population, 369 males, 325 females, 232 married persons, 132 families, 117 married males, 115 married females, 5.20 average size of families, 2 widowed persons, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 460 single persons under 18, 251 single males under 18, 209 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 420 French Canadians, 274 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 131 occupied houses, 74 houses, 74 houses built of wood, 71 houses of 1 story, 57 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,412 acres of land in farms, 15,661 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,995 pounds of homemade butter, 9,778 bushels of potatoes, 2,851 bushels of turnips, 2,751 acres of improved land in farms, 2,516 bushels of oats, 2,140 acres of farmland under crops, 1,639 acres of hay crops, 1,293 bushels of peas, 1,206 chickens, 1,142 tons of hay, 540 acres of farmland in pasture, 450 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 210 other cattle, 173 milk cows, 161 acres of oats, 159 bushels of barley, 159 bushels of corn, 133 occupants of farms, 129 acres of potatoes, 121 sheep, 120 farm occupants who own their land, 114 horses aged over 3 years, 86 swine, 85 bushels of buckwheat, 71 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 60 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 turkeys, 58 swine slaughtered or sold, 48 cattle killed or sold, 47 bushels of beans, 41 bushels of spring wheat, 40 bushels of rye, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 sheep slaughtered or sold, 19 acres of turnips, 18 geese, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 ducks, 13 acres of barley, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 oxen, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of wheat, 3 employees on farms, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Marie Nédélec | 1834–1896 | died here |
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/.