Madoc, Ontario (1881 census)
Madoc was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,182. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11765886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.584°N, 77.509°W.
Population
In 1881, Madoc had a population of 3,182: 1,710 male and 1,472 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Madoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,182 total population, 1,710 males, 1,472 females, 1,005 married persons, 573 families, 504 married males, 501 married females, 80 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,097 single persons under 18, 1,177 single males under 18, 920 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 569 occupied houses, 562 inhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 6 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 85,941 bushels of oats, 68,262 bushels of potatoes, 51,386 bushels of barley, 29,815 bushels of peas and beans, 15,770 bushels of rye, 10,677 bushels of corn, 9,186 bushels of spring wheat, 5,534 bushels of buckwheat, 4,633 bushels of turnips, 3,602 tons of hay, 3,470 acres of hay crops, 2,813 acres of wheat, 1,987 bushels of winter wheat, 1,948 bushels of other root crops, 580 acres of potatoes, 286 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Wilson Cross | 1872–1928 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,182 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/madoc-on122005-1881/.