Madoc, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Madoc, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,065. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6728328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.511°N, 77.467°W.
Population
In 1881, Madoc, Village had a population of 1,065: 550 male and 515 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,065 |
| 1891 | 1,134 |
| 1901 | 1,157 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Madoc, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Madoc, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,065 total population, 550 males, 515 females, 373 married persons, 225 families, 187 married males, 186 married females, 36 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 656 single persons under 18, 353 single males under 18, 303 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 218 inhabited houses, 218 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,325 bushels of oats, 950 bushels of potatoes, 447 bushels of barley, 170 bushels of turnips, 109 bushels of peas and beans, 102 tons of hay, 100 bushels of other root crops, 75 bushels of rye, 70 acres of hay crops, 58 bushels of spring wheat, 31 bushels of corn, 15 acres of wheat, 9 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,065 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:
ON122004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON071009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6728328
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoc,_Ontario_(village)
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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/madoc-village-on122004-1881/.