Madoc, Ontario

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Madoc
Township
Municipal office
Madoc
Coordinates: 44°35′N 77°31′W / 44.583°N 77.517°W / 44.583; -77.517Coordinates: 44°35′N 77°31′W / 44.583°N 77.517°W / 44.583; -77.517
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Hastings
Settled Early 19th century
Incorporated 1850
Government
  Type Township
  Reeve Robert Sager
  Federal riding Prince Edward—Hastings
  Prov. riding Prince Edward—Hastings
Area[1]
  Land 277.97 km2 (107.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,197
  Density 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code K0K 1Y0
Area code(s) 613 and 343
Website www.madoc.ca

Madoc is a township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Hastings County.

The township was named after legendary Welsh prince Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd, credited by some with discovering North America in 1170. There exists an alternative explanation, namely that the name comes from a small Welsh village, Llanmadoc on the Gower Peninsula of Wales, not far from the city of Swansea, which is in turn named for a place called Médoc in Bordeaux, France.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Allen, Bannockburn, Cooper, Eldorado, Fox Corners, Hazzards Corners, Keller Bridge and Rimington.

Bannockburn
Eldorado

History

Mills and ironworks gave initial stimulus to the community of Madoc. Following the discovery of gold-bearing quartz in 1866, the community prospered as an industrial centre.[2] Eldorado was the site of Ontario's first gold rush in August 1866. People soon came from all over North America to this area.[3]

Demographics

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 92.0%
  • French as first language: 1.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0.5%
  • Other as first language: 6.5%

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2011: 2197
  • Population in 2006: 2069
  • Population in 2001: 2044
  • Population in 1996: 2031
  • Population in 1991: 1869

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Madoc census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-02. 
  2. http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_5648_1.html Ontario Heritage Trust Founding of Madoc
  3. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-02. 
  4. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-02. 
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

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