Black River-Matheson (Redirected from Matheson, Ontario)

Black River-Matheson
Township of Black River-Matheson
The Vernon L. Miller Memorial Bridge taking Highway 101 across the Black River into Matheson
The Vernon L. Miller Memorial Bridge taking Highway 101 across the Black River into Matheson
Black River-Matheson is located in Ontario
Black River-Matheson
Black River-Matheson
Coordinates: 48°32′N 80°28′W / 48.533°N 80.467°W / 48.533; -80.467
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictCochrane
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorDoug Bender
 • Governing BodyBlack River-Matheson Township Council
 • MPCharlie Angus (NDP)
 • MPPJohn Vanthof (NDP)
Area
 • Land1,163.45 km2 (449.21 sq mi)
Population
(2016)
 • Total2,438
 • Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
P0K
Area codes705, 249
Websitewww.blackriver-matheson.com

Black River-Matheson is a township in the Cochrane District of the Canadian province of Ontario. The municipality is astride the Black River, for which it is partly named. The Matheson railway station was serviced by the Northlander until 2012.

Matheson was first known as McDougall's Chute after an early trapper. Renamed for Arthur J. Matheson (1842-1913), provincial Treasurer and M.P.P. for South Lanark.

Mining, forestry and farming are some of the principal industries in the area, augmented by outdoor tourism in the summer, such as fishing and hunting. There are three elementary schools within the municipality.

Communities

The communities in the township are Holtyre, Matheson, Ramore, Shillington, Val Gagné and Wavell. The main community of Matheson is located at the intersection of highways 11 and 101.

History

Prospecting started in 1909. The Croesus Mine (1914-1918) became "one of the richest mines in Canada," according to Barnes. Gold was like "plums in pudding" and "one gold nugget was egg shaped, two inches long and one and a quarter across." A total of 16 companies operated in the Harker Holloway area from 1917 to 1925, including Harker Gold Mines. P.A. McDermott found a gold-bearing zone in 1922, which became American Barrick's Holt-McDermott Mine in 1988. Located in the Abitibi greenstone belt, the mine produced 60,000 ounces of gold in 1994.

The Great Fire of 1916 left 243 dead.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Black River-Matheson had a population of 2,572 living in 1,078 of its 1,403 total private dwellings, a change of 5.5% from its 2016 population of 2,438. With a land area of 1,161.89 km2 (448.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Black River-Matheson community profile
202120162011
Population2,572 (+5.5% from 2016)2,438 (+1.2% from 2011)2,410 (-8.0% from 2006)
Land area1,161.89 km2 (448.61 sq mi)1,163.45 km2 (449.21 sq mi)1,163.41 km2 (449.20 sq mi)
Population density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Median age46.8 (M: 46.4, F: 47.2)48.3 (M: 48.8, F: 47.6)
Private dwellings1,403 (total)  1,078 (occupied)1,149 (total)  1,172 (total) 
Median household income$75,000$64,640
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier

Population trend:

  • Population in 2016: 2,438
  • Population in 2011: 2,410
  • Population in 2006: 2,619
  • Population in 2001: 2,912 (or 2,886 when adjusted for 2006 boundaries)
  • Population in 1996: 3,220
  • Population in 1991: 3,451

Notable people

See also


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