Waterford, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Waterford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,122. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.931°N, 80.294°W.
Population
In 1901, Waterford, Village had a population of 1,122: 537 male and 585 female residents. Population density was 1118.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,118 |
| 1891 | 1,212 |
| 1901 | 1,122 |
| 1911 | 1,083 |
| 1921 | 1,123 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Waterford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 585 |
| Number of males | 537 |
| Number of married females | 244 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of single females | 309 |
| Number of single males | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 585 |
| POP M | 537 |
| POP TOT | 1,122 |
| Total population | 1,122 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 285 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 500 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| HOUSES | 285 |
| MARRIED F | 244 |
| MARRIED M | 243 |
| SINGLE F | 309 |
| SINGLE M | 282 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131013— 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 1901 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). "Waterford, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterford-village-on093006-1901/.