This article is about the Township of Madoc. For the community in the Township of Centre Hastings, see Madoc, Ontario (town).
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 America in 1170.
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Communities
The township comprises the communities of Allen, Bannockburn, Cooper, Eldorado, Fox Corners, Hazzards Corners, Keller Bridge and Rimington.
Eldorado was the site of Ontario's first gold rush in August 1866. People soon came from all over North America to this area.[1]
Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census:[2]
- Population: 2,069
- % Change (2001 – 2006): 1.2
- Dwellings: 835
- Area (km².): 269.98
- Density (persons per km².): 7.7
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