Mattawan, Ontario

Mattawan
Township (single-tier)
Township of Mattawan
The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
Mattawan
Coordinates: 46°20′N 78°50′W / 46.333°N 78.833°WCoordinates: 46°20′N 78°50′W / 46.333°N 78.833°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Nipissing
Government
• Mayor	Peter Murphy
Area[1]
• Land	200.96 km^2 (77.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	162
• Density	0.8/km^2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Postal code	P0H 1V0
Area code(s)	705
Website	mattawan.info

Mattawan is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in the Nipissing District, the township had a population of 147 in the Canada 2006 Census.

The township has no named communities within its boundaries; all addresses within the township 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]

Demographics

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 90%
• French as first language: 10%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Population trend:^[6][7][8][9]

• Population in 2011: 162
• Population in 2006: 147
• Population in 2001: 114
• Population in 1996: 115
• Population in 1991: 127

See also

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

References

1. "Mattawan census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
2. Adams, K. "Mattawa sports a new look", Baytoday.ca, July 17, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2008.
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996 census

External links

• Township of Mattawan