Mattawan, Ontario

Mattawan
Municipality (single-tier)
Municipality of Mattawan
The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
Mattawan is located in Ontario
Mattawan
Mattawan
Coordinates: 46°20′N 78°50′W / 46.333°N 78.833°W / 46.333; -78.833
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictNipissing
Settled1850s
Incorporatedearly 1880s
Government
 • MayorPeter Murphy
Area
[1]
 • Land200.12 km2 (77.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
153
 • Density0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Postal code
P0H 1V0
Area codes705, 249
Websitemattawan.ca

Mattawan is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in the Nipissing District, the municipality had a population of 153 in the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality has no named communities within its boundaries; all addresses within the municipality are rural routes assigned to the neighbouring town of Mattawa.

Its main access road is Highway 533, with Highway 656 as a short branch leading to the Otto Holden Generating Station on the Ottawa River.

In 2007, Mattawan, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Bonfield and Calvin cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.[2]

History

European settlement began in the 1850s, when loggers came to clear the land, followed by farmers. The township was incorporated in the early 1880s.[3]

In 1948, construction began on the Otto Holden Generating Station, leading to a temporary influx of immigrants.[3]

In 1975, the Mount Antoine ski hill opened, which closed in 2000 and reopened again in 2015.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mattawan had a population of 153 living in 71 of its 102 total private dwellings, a change of -5% from its 2016 population of 161. With a land area of 200.12 km2 (77.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Canada census – Mattawan community profile
202120162011
Population153 (-5.0% from 2016)161 (-0.6% from 2011)162 (+10.2% from 2006)
Land area200.12 km2 (77.27 sq mi)201.00 km2 (77.61 sq mi)200.96 km2 (77.59 sq mi)
Population density0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
Median age53.2 (M: 53.2, F: 54.4)53.9 (M: 55.4, F: 53.5)
Private dwellings102 (total)  71 (occupied)104 (total)  99 (total) 
Median household income$ n/a$77,312
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Historical census populations – Mattawan, Ontario
YearPop.±%
1871 400—    
1881 325−18.8%
1891 324−0.3%
1901 328+1.2%
1911 188−42.7%
1921 198+5.3%
1931 187−5.6%
1941 113−39.6%
YearPop.±%
1951 692+512.4%
1956 189−72.7%
1961 105−44.4%
1966 83−21.0%
1971 82−1.2%
1976 100+22.0%
1981 102+2.0%
1986 85−16.7%
YearPop.±%
1991 127+49.4%
1996115−9.4%
2001114−0.9%
2006147+28.9%
2011162+10.2%
2016161−0.6%
2021153−5.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][8][9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mattawan, Ontario (Code 3548019) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  2. ^ Adams, K. "Mattawa sports a new look", Baytoday.ca, July 17, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Mattawan Township". mattawamuseum.ca. Mattawa & District Historical Society. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ^ "History of Antoine Mountain". antoinemountain.ca. Antoine Mountain. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  8. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  9. ^ "Mattawan census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  10. ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  11. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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