Waterloo N, Ontario (1871 census)
Waterloo N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,640. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.480°N, 80.484°W.
Population
In 1871, Waterloo N had a population of 3,640: 1,863 male and 1,777 female residents. Population density was 53.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,969 |
| 1871 | 3,640 |
| 1881 | 3,590 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Waterloo N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 637 |
| Number of females | 1,777 |
| Number of males | 1,863 |
| Number of married females | 600 |
| Number of married males | 595 |
| Number of married persons | 1,195 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| Total population | 3,640 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,128 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,225 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,353 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 604 |
| Number of occupied houses | 608 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,429 |
| BWT BU | 214 |
| CRN BU | 2,271 |
| HAY AC | 4,894 |
| HAY TONS | 6,976 |
| OAT BU | 80,706 |
| PEA BU | 29,561 |
| POT AC | 627 |
| POT BU | 76,133 |
| RYE BU | 1,258 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,101 |
| WHT SP BU | 28,501 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40,376 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,758 |
| AREA | 40,101 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 121 |
| CD | 32 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 637 |
| FEMALE | 1,777 |
| GRA BU | 377 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 608 |
| INHABITED | 604 |
| MALE | 1,863 |
| MARRIED F | 600 |
| MARRIED M | 595 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,195 |
| POPULATION | 3,640 |
| ROOT BU | 14,237 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 1,128 |
| SINGLE M | 1,225 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,353 |
| TUR BU | 247,683 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON162003— 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 1871 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). "Waterloo N, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-n-on032003-1871/.