Medonte, Ontario (1881 census)
Medonte was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,632. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.632°N, 79.667°W.
Population
In 1881, Medonte had a population of 3,632: 1,884 male and 1,748 female residents. Population density was 31.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Medonte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 659 |
| Number of families | 659 |
| Number of females | 1,748 |
| Number of males | 1,884 |
| Number of married females | 556 |
| Number of married males | 558 |
| Number of married persons | 1,114 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP TOT | 3,632 |
| Total population | 3,632 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,132 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,300 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,432 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 649 |
| Number of occupied houses | 649 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,125 |
| Acres of potatoes | 444 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,786 |
| BAR BU | 7,608 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,608 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 354 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,673 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 100,221 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,157 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 43,337 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 54,195 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25,117 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 63,386 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12,236 |
| BWT BU | 354 |
| CRN BU | 3,673 |
| HAY AC | 5,125 |
| HAY TONS | 5,787 |
| OAT BU | 100,221 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 43,337 |
| POT AC | 444 |
| POT BU | 54,195 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,787 |
| WHT AC | 3,786 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,117 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,236 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,132 |
| C UNMD M | 1,300 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,432 |
| D OCC | 649 |
| FEMALE | 1,748 |
| GRA BU | 145 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 649 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| MALE | 1,884 |
| MD F | 556 |
| MD M | 558 |
| MD TOT | 1,114 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,157 |
| TUR BU | 63,386 |
| WID F | 60 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139012— 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 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). "Medonte, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/medonte-on139012-1881/.