Medonte, Ontario (1901 census)
Medonte was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262292. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.632°N, 79.667°W.
Population
In 1901, Medonte had a population of 4,451: 2,327 male and 2,124 female residents.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Coldwater, VL, 1911 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Medonte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,451 total population, 2,327 males, 2,124 females, 1,505 single males, 1,255 single females, 898 families, 767 married females, 760 married males, 102 widowed females, 62 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 891 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 72,960 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Samuel Benfield Steele | 1848–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262292
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/medonte-on113003-1901/.