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 density was 28.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Madoc shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 573 |
| Number of families | 573 |
| Number of females | 1,472 |
| Number of males | 1,710 |
| Number of married females | 501 |
| Number of married males | 504 |
| Number of married persons | 1,005 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP TOT | 3,182 |
| Total population | 3,182 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 920 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,177 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,097 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 562 |
| Number of occupied houses | 569 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,470 |
| Acres of potatoes | 580 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,813 |
| BAR BU | 51,386 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 51,386 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,534 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,677 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 85,941 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,948 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 29,815 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 68,262 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15,770 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,186 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,633 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,987 |
| BWT BU | 5,534 |
| CRN BU | 10,677 |
| HAY AC | 3,470 |
| HAY TONS | 3,602 |
| OAT BU | 85,941 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 29,815 |
| POT AC | 580 |
| POT BU | 68,262 |
| RYE BU | 15,770 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,602 |
| WHT AC | 2,813 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,186 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,987 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 920 |
| C UNMD M | 1,177 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,097 |
| D OCC | 569 |
| FEMALE | 1,472 |
| GRA BU | 286 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 562 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 1,710 |
| MD F | 501 |
| MD M | 504 |
| MD TOT | 1,005 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,948 |
| SHAN | 7 |
| TUR BU | 4,633 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
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/.