Madoc is a township

Township (Canada)

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 in Eastern Ontario

Eastern Ontario

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, Canada

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, in Hastings County

Hastings County, Ontario

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.

The township was named after legendary Welsh

Wales

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 prince Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd

Madoc

Madoc or Madog ab Owain Gwynedd was, according to folklore, a Welsh prince who sailed to America in 1170, over three hundred years before Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1492. According to the story, he was a son of Owain Gwynedd who took to the sea to flee internecine violence at home...

, credited by some with discovering North America

North America

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 in 1170.

Communities

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

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. Eldorado was the site of Ontario's first gold rush

Gold rush

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 in August 1866. People soon came from all over North America to this area.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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:

• Population: 2,069
• % Change (2001 – 2006): 1.2
• Area (km².): 269.98
• Density (persons per km².): 7.7
• Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 777 (total dwellings: 835)
• 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:

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

External links

• Township of Madoc