Black River-Matheson is a township in the Cochrane District of the Canadian province of Ontario. The Matheson railway station is serviced by the Northlander.
Mining, forestry and farming are some of the principle industries in the area, augmented by outdoor tourism in the summer, such as fishing and hunting. There are three elementary schools within the municipality.
[edit] 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.
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Canada census – Black River-Matheson Community Profile
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2410 (-8.0% from 2006)
1,163.41 km2 (449.20 sq mi)
2.1 /km2 (5.4 /sq mi)
1172
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2619 (-9.3% from 2001)
1,161.67 km2 (448.52 sq mi)
2.3 /km2 (6.0 /sq mi)
44.8 (males: 44.2, females: 45.5)
1249
$54,794
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2912 (-9.6% from 1996)
2,290.98 km2 (884.55 sq mi)
1.3 /km2 (3.4 /sq mi)
39.9 (males: 39.3, females: 40.5)
1489
$39,743
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Population trend:[1][2][3][4]
- Population in 2011: 2410
- Population in 2006: 2619
- Population in 2001: 2912 (or 2886 when adjusted for 2006 boundaries)
- Population in 1996: 3220
- Population in 1991: 3451
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