Waterdown, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Waterdown, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 669. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7973947. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.337°N, 79.893°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterdown, VL had a population of 669: 314 male and 355 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 669 total population, 355 females, 314 males, 242 married persons, 160 families, 122 married females, 120 married males, 46 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 381 single persons under 18, 203 single females under 18, 178 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 669 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 160 houses, 160 occupied houses, 141 houses of 1 story, 115 houses built of wood, 108 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses built of stone, 19 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses built of brick, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,481 bushels of turnips, 5,592 pounds of homemade butter, 3,824 bushels of potatoes, 1,716 bushels of oats, 1,095 bushels of barley, 1,042 chickens, 818 bushels of corn, 659 acres of land in farms, 565 acres of improved land in farms, 561 bushels of winter wheat, 553 bushels of peas, 534 bushels of spring wheat, 308 acres of farmland under crops, 175 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 154 occupants of farms, 144 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 120 tons of hay, 108 horses aged over 3 years, 105 farm occupants who own their land, 94 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 93 swine slaughtered or sold, 91 swine, 82 acres of farmland in pasture, 79 acres of hay crops, 73 acres of oats, 72 acres of wheat, 62 milk cows, 46 farm occupants who rent their land, 42 acres of barley, 40 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 37 acres of potatoes, 22 acres of turnips, 22 other cattle, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 ducks, 11 bushels of beans, 9 geese, 8 cattle killed or sold, 8 sheep, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 sheep slaughtered or sold, 3 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153011_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7973947
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterdown,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterdown
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterdown-vl-on129005-1891/.