Waterford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Waterford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,212. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7973998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.931°N, 80.294°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterford, Village had a population of 1,212: 559 male and 653 female residents.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Waterford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 300 |
| Number of families | 300 |
| Number of females | 653 |
| Number of males | 559 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 255 |
| Number of married persons | 513 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 653 |
| POP M | 559 |
| POP TOT | 1,212 |
| Total population | 1,212 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 628 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,212 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 299 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 97 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 197 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 179 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 107 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 172 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 299 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 345 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 612 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 806 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,403 |
| Acres of hay crops | 281 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,360 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,166 |
| Acres of oats | 222 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 192 |
| BAR AC | 30 |
| BAR BU | 723 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 723 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,316 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,835 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,628 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,686 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,584 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,387 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,660 |
| BWT BU | 1,316 |
| CRN BU | 5,835 |
| HAY AC | 281 |
| HAY TONS | 433 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 40 |
| Number of chickens | 1,974 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 187 |
| Number of milk cows | 135 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 61 |
| Number of other cattle | 72 |
| Number of other fowl | 24 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 11 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 261 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 401 |
| Number of turkeys | 22 |
| OAT AC | 222 |
| OAT BU | 4,628 |
| PEA BU | 2,686 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 3,584 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 392 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,562 |
| RYE BU | 450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 433 |
| WHT AC | 192 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,660 |
| WHT SP BU | 185 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 122 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,562 |
| CATTLE KS | 40 |
| CHEESE LB | 392 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 281 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 628 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 50 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 300 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 75 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 60 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,974 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 187 |
| HOUSES | 299 |
| HOUSES B | 97 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 179 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 172 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 197 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 258 |
| MD MALE | 255 |
| MD TOT | 513 |
| MILK COWS | 135 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, North-Nord |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 53 |
| OC TOT | 61 |
| OTHER FOWL | 24 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 72 |
| OTHERS | 1,212 |
| SHEEP | 11 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 2,360 |
| SUP FOR | 806 |
| SUP JV | 345 |
| SUP PAT | 612 |
| SUP SC | 1,403 |
| SUP TOT | 3,166 |
| SWINE | 261 |
| SWINE KS | 401 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 299 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 7,387 |
| TURKEY | 22 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7973998
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford,_Ontario
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). "Waterford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterford-village-on097005-1891/.