Madoc, Ontario (1891 census)
Madoc was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,967. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11765886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.584°N, 77.509°W.
Population
In 1891, Madoc had a population of 2,967: 1,580 male and 1,387 female residents. Population density was 26.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Madoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 552 |
| Number of families | 552 |
| Number of females | 1,387 |
| Number of males | 1,580 |
| Number of married females | 490 |
| Number of married males | 494 |
| Number of married persons | 984 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP F | 1,387 |
| POP M | 1,580 |
| POP TOT | 2,967 |
| Total population | 2,967 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 827 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,049 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,876 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,961 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 526 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 466 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 226 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 299 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 240 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 528 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,158 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 464 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,751 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,075 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,737 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,478 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,952 |
| Acres of land in farms | 56,027 |
| Acres of oats | 4,877 |
| Acres of potatoes | 585 |
| Acres of turnips | 102 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,830 |
| BAR AC | 1,158 |
| BAR BU | 19,850 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19,850 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 417 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,484 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,230 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,434 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 29,481 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 61,509 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,145 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,459 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 30,726 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16,948 |
| BWT BU | 5,484 |
| CRN BU | 13,230 |
| HAY AC | 5,478 |
| HAY TONS | 7,164 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 885 |
| Number of chickens | 14,562 |
| Number of ducks | 188 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 443 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 75 |
| Number of geese | 782 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 397 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,128 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,303 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 518 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,516 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 168 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 112 |
| Number of sheep | 2,028 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,000 |
| Number of swine | 2,332 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,869 |
| Number of turkeys | 107 |
| OAT AC | 4,877 |
| OAT BU | 90,434 |
| PEA BU | 29,481 |
| POT AC | 585 |
| POT BU | 61,509 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,168 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,561 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 89,403 |
| RYE BU | 7,145 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,164 |
| WHT AC | 2,830 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16,948 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,459 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 119 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 53 |
| A 51 100 | 168 |
| BEN BU | 417 |
| BUTTER LB | 89,403 |
| CATTLE KS | 885 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,168 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 827 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,049 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,876 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,561 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 397 |
| DUCKS | 188 |
| FAMILIES | 552 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 45 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 782 |
| GRA BU | 294 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,562 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,128 |
| HOUSES | 526 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES S | 12 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 240 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 70 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 299 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 466 |
| INF 11 A | 112 |
| MD FEM | 490 |
| MD MALE | 494 |
| MD TOT | 984 |
| MILK COWS | 4,303 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC F | 75 |
| OC P | 443 |
| OC TOT | 518 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,516 |
| OTHERS | 2,961 |
| SHEEP | 2,028 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,000 |
| SUP AM | 36,952 |
| SUP FOR | 19,075 |
| SUP JV | 464 |
| SUP PAT | 11,751 |
| SUP SC | 24,737 |
| SUP TOT | 56,027 |
| SWINE | 2,332 |
| SWINE KS | 1,869 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 528 |
| TUR AC | 102 |
| TUR BU | 30,726 |
| TURKEY | 107 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 70 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
| WORKING OX | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/madoc-on074008-1891/.