Mattawan, Ontario

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Mattawan
Municipality (single-tier)
Municipality of Mattawan
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The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
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Mattawan
Coordinates: 46°20′N78°50′W / 46.333°N 78.833°W / 46.333; -78.833
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Nipissing
Government
 • MayorPeter Murphy
Area
[1]
 • Land201.00 km2 (77.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total161
 • Density0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Postal code
P0H 1V0
Area code(s) 705, 249
Website Official website

Mattawan is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in the Nipissing District, the municipality had a population of 161 in the Canada 2016 Census.

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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. [3]

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. [4]

Canada census – Mattawan community profile
2021 2016 2011
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$77,312
References: 2021 [5] 2016 [6] 2011 [7] earlier [8] [9]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991127—    
1996 115−9.4%
2001 114−0.9%
2006 147+28.9%
2011 162+10.2%
2016 161−0.6%
[10] [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mattawan census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  2. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Mattawan, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Adams, K. "Mattawa sports a new look", Baytoday.ca, July 17, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  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. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


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