Madoc, Ontario (township)
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Madoc is a township in Hastings County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.
The township was named after Welsh prince Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd, credited by some with discovering North America in 1170. There exists an alternative explanation, for which no evidence exists, that the name comes from a small Welsh village, Llanmadoc, on the Gower Peninsula of Wales, not far from the city of Swansea. Its post office dates from 1836.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Communities
The township of Madoc comprises several villages and hamlets, including communities such as Allen, Bannockburn, Cooper, Eldorado, Fox Corners, Hazzards Corners, Keller Bridge, Rimington, and Empey.
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Bannockburn
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Eldorado
History
Settlement of the township began around 1830, and it was incorporated on January 1, 1850.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Mills and ironworks gave initial stimulus to the community of Madoc. Following the discovery of gold-bearing quartz in 1866,<ref name="Pain">Template:Cite book</ref> the community prospered as an industrial centre.<ref>Template:Cite web Ontario Heritage Trust Founding of Madoc</ref> In 1877, the community separated from the township and became an incorporated village municipality.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Eldorado, Template:Convert north of Madoc village, was the site of Ontario's first gold rush on 18 August 1866 by Marcus Powell and William Berryman (or Nicholas Snider). They opened up a limestone cave, 12 feet long, 6 feet wide and 6 feet high. The resultant mine was named the Richardson Mine, after John Richardson, owner of the farm where it was located. People soon came from all over North America to this area.<ref name="Barnes1">Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Clear left
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Madoc had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=SCref21/> Template:Canada census
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Notable people
- Charles Wilson Cross – Canadian politician. First Attorney-General of Alberta (1912–1918)