Black River-Matheson
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For other places with the same name, see Black River.
"Ramore" redirects here. For the former Pinetree Line station, see CFS Ramore.
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.
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Black River-Matheson | |
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Township of Black River-Matheson | |
Coordinates: 48°32′N 80°28′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Cochrane |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Mayor | Doug Bender |
• Governing Body | Black River-Matheson Township Council |
• MP | Charlie Angus (NDP) |
• MPP | John Vanthof (NDP) |
Area | |
• Land | 1,163.45 km2 (449.21 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,438 |
• Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal code FSA | P0K |
Area codes | 705, 249 |
Website | www |
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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.[3]
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.