Medonte, Ontario (1871 census)
Medonte was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,541. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.632°N, 79.667°W.
Population
In 1871, Medonte had a population of 2,541: 1,345 male and 1,196 female residents. Population density was 21.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,116 |
| 1861 | 1,638 |
| 1871 | 2,541 |
| 1881 | 3,632 |
| 1891 | 4,514 |
| 1901 | 4,451 |
| 1911 | 3,361 |
| 1921 | 2,723 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Medonte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 443 |
| Number of females | 1,196 |
| Number of males | 1,345 |
| Number of married females | 382 |
| Number of married males | 382 |
| Number of married persons | 764 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 2,541 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 768 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 940 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,708 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 430 |
| Number of occupied houses | 431 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,851 |
| BWT BU | 75 |
| CRN BU | 1,089 |
| HAY AC | 3,317 |
| HAY TONS | 3,752 |
| OAT BU | 51,411 |
| PEA BU | 16,593 |
| POT AC | 383 |
| POT BU | 47,270 |
| RYE BU | 126 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,130 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,958 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,624 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,706 |
| AREA | 68,130 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 118 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 443 |
| FEMALE | 1,196 |
| GRA BU | 57 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 431 |
| INHABITED | 430 |
| MALE | 1,345 |
| MARRIED F | 382 |
| MARRIED M | 382 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 764 |
| POPULATION | 2,541 |
| ROOT BU | 1,725 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 768 |
| SINGLE M | 940 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,708 |
| TUR BU | 23,777 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Medonte, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/medonte-on042009-1871/.