Madoc, Ontario (1871 census)
Madoc was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11765886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.584°N, 77.509°W.
Population
In 1871, Madoc had a population of 3,479: 1,808 male and 1,671 female residents. Population density was 30.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,590 |
| 1871 | 3,479 |
| 1881 | 3,182 |
| 1891 | 2,967 |
| 1901 | 2,790 |
| 1911 | 2,351 |
| 1921 | 2,140 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Madoc, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Madoc shared boundaries with:
- Elzevir & Grimsthorpe
- Hungerford
- Huntingdon
- Marmora & Lake
- Rawdon
- Tudor, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 629 |
| Number of females | 1,671 |
| Number of males | 1,808 |
| Number of married females | 539 |
| Number of married males | 541 |
| Number of married persons | 1,080 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| Total population | 3,479 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,059 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,235 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,294 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 610 |
| Number of occupied houses | 610 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 66 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15,819 |
| BWT BU | 1,627 |
| CRN BU | 2,957 |
| HAY AC | 4,081 |
| HAY TONS | 3,990 |
| OAT BU | 48,818 |
| PEA BU | 22,697 |
| POT AC | 521 |
| POT BU | 58,173 |
| RYE BU | 4,294 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,847 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,541 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,027 |
| AREA | 69,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 464 |
| CD | 62 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 629 |
| FEMALE | 1,671 |
| GRA BU | 169 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 610 |
| INHABITED | 610 |
| MALE | 1,808 |
| MARRIED F | 539 |
| MARRIED M | 541 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,080 |
| POPULATION | 3,479 |
| ROOT BU | 2,311 |
| SINGLE F | 1,059 |
| SINGLE M | 1,235 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,294 |
| TUR BU | 5,134 |
| UNINHABITED | 66 |
| WIDOWED F | 73 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q11765886
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoc,_Ontario_(township)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoc_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Madoc, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/madoc-on062005-1871/.