Waterford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Waterford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,118. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.931°N, 80.294°W.
Population
In 1881, Waterford, Village had a population of 1,118: 529 male and 589 female residents. Population density was 1114.6 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).
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 Townsend, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Waterford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 248 |
| Number of families | 248 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 529 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of married persons | 455 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP TOT | 1,118 |
| Total population | 1,118 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 620 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 248 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 116 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 131 |
| BAR BU | 375 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 375 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 758 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,250 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,155 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,322 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 610 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,725 |
| BWT BU | 758 |
| CRN BU | 3,250 |
| HAY AC | 116 |
| HAY TONS | 149 |
| OAT BU | 2,155 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 52 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 2,322 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 149 |
| WHT AC | 131 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,725 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 326 |
| C UNMD M | 294 |
| C UNMD TOT | 620 |
| D OCC | 248 |
| FEMALE | 589 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 248 |
| MALE | 529 |
| MD F | 232 |
| MD M | 223 |
| MD TOT | 455 |
| NUMBER CD | 158 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 635 |
| TUR BU | 610 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON158001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterford-village-on158001-1881/.