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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262292. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,632 total population, 1,884 males, 1,748 females, 1,114 married persons, 659 families, 558 married males, 556 married females, 86 widowed persons, 60 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,432 single persons under 18, 1,300 single males under 18, 1,132 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 649 inhabited houses, 649 occupied houses, 44 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 100,221 bushels of oats, 63,386 bushels of turnips, 54,195 bushels of potatoes, 43,337 bushels of peas and beans, 25,117 bushels of spring wheat, 12,236 bushels of winter wheat, 7,608 bushels of barley, 7,157 bushels of other root crops, 5,787 tons of hay, 5,125 acres of hay crops, 3,786 acres of wheat, 3,673 bushels of corn, 444 acres of potatoes, 354 bushels of buckwheat, 250 bushels of rye, 145 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,582 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:
ON139012— 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 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/.