Black River-Matheson
Black River-Matheson | |
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| Township of Black River-Matheson | |
The Vernon L. Miller Memorial Bridge taking Highway 101 across the Black River into Matheson | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′N 80°28′W / 48.533°N 80.467°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Established | 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Dave Dyment |
| • Governing Body | Black River-Matheson Township Council |
| • MP | Gaétan Malette (Conservative) |
| • MPP | John Vanthof (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,161.89 km2 (448.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,572 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code FSA | P0K |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
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 Lanark South.
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.