Madoc, Ontario (township)
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This article is about the Township of Madoc. For the community in the Township of Centre Hastings, see Madoc, Ontario (village).
Madoc is a township in Hastings County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.
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Madoc | |
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Township of Madoc | |
Coordinates: 44°35′N 77°31′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Hastings |
Settled | Early 19th century |
Incorporated | 1850 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Reeve | Loyde Blackburn |
• Federal riding | Hastings-Lennox and Addington |
• Prov. riding | Hastings-Lennox and Addington |
Area | |
• Land | 277.97 km2 (107.32 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 2,233 |
• Density | 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal Code | K0K 1Y0 |
Area code(s) | 613 and 343 |
Website | www |
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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.[3]