Mattawan, Ontario

Mattawan
Municipality (single-tier)
Municipality of Mattawan
The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
Mattawan
Coordinates: 46°20′N78°50′W / 46.333°N 78.833°W / 46.333; -78.833
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Nipissing
Settled	1850s
Incorporated	early 1880s
Government
• Mayor	Peter Murphy
Area [1]
• Land	200.12 km2 (77.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	153
• Density	0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Postal code	P0H 1V0
Area codes	705, 249
Website	mattawan.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

	2021	2016	2011
Population	153 (-5.0% from 2016)	161 (-0.6% from 2011)	162 (+10.2% from 2006)
Land area	200.12 km2 (77.27 sq mi)	201.00 km2 (77.61 sq mi)	200.96 km2 (77.59 sq mi)
Population density	0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)	0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)	0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
Median age	53.2 (M: 53.2, F: 54.4)	53.9 (M: 55.4, F: 53.5)
Private dwellings	102 (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

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 127 +49.4% 1996 115 −9.4% 2001 114 −0.9% 2006 147 +28.9% 2011 162 +10.2% 2016 161 −0.6% 2021 153 −5.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [8] [9] [10] [11]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario

References

1. "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. "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.

External links

• Official website