Waterdown, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Waterdown, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 669. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.337°N, 79.893°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterdown, Village had a population of 669: 314 male and 355 female residents. Population density was 666.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 669 |
| 1901 | 622 |
| 1911 | 756 |
| 1921 | 754 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Flamborough E, 1881 (1.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Waterdown, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 355 |
| Number of males | 314 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 355 |
| POP M | 314 |
| POP TOT | 669 |
| Total population | 669 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 203 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 178 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 381 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 669 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 160 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 29 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 115 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 175 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 94 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 308 |
| Acres of hay crops | 79 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 565 |
| Acres of land in farms | 659 |
| Acres of oats | 73 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR AC | 42 |
| BAR BU | 1,095 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,095 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 818 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,716 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 553 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,824 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 534 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,481 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 561 |
| CRN BU | 818 |
| HAY AC | 79 |
| HAY TONS | 120 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 8 |
| Number of chickens | 1,042 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 46 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 62 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 154 |
| Number of other cattle | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 144 |
| Number of sheep | 8 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of swine | 91 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 93 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 73 |
| OAT BU | 1,716 |
| PEA BU | 553 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 3,824 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,592 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 120 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT FALL BU | 561 |
| WHT SP BU | 534 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,592 |
| CATTLE KS | 8 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 178 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 381 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 40 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 160 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,042 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 160 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES S | 29 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 108 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 115 |
| INF 11 A | 144 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 242 |
| MILK COWS | 62 |
| NAME CD | Wentworth, North-Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 46 |
| OC P | 105 |
| OC TOT | 154 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 22 |
| OTHERS | 669 |
| SHEEP | 8 |
| SHEEP KS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 565 |
| SUP FOR | 94 |
| SUP JV | 175 |
| SUP PAT | 82 |
| SUP SC | 308 |
| SUP TOT | 659 |
| SWINE | 91 |
| SWINE KS | 93 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 160 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 6,481 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153011_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Waterdown, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterdown-village-on129005-1891/.