Waterloo N, Ontario (1881 census)
Waterloo N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.480°N, 80.484°W.
Population
In 1881, Waterloo N had a population of 3,590: 1,746 male and 1,844 female residents. Population density was 52.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Waterloo N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 685 |
| Number of families | 685 |
| Number of females | 1,844 |
| Number of males | 1,746 |
| Number of married females | 593 |
| Number of married males | 592 |
| Number of married persons | 1,185 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| POP TOT | 3,590 |
| Total population | 3,590 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,167 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,104 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,271 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 673 |
| Number of occupied houses | 673 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,032 |
| Acres of potatoes | 571 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,927 |
| BAR BU | 32,813 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32,813 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,941 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 132,179 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 26,785 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 40,293 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,734 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,691 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,224 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 447,097 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 94,968 |
| BWT BU | 188 |
| CRN BU | 7,941 |
| HAY AC | 5,032 |
| HAY TONS | 8,072 |
| OAT BU | 132,179 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 40,293 |
| POT AC | 571 |
| POT BU | 53,734 |
| RYE BU | 2,691 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,072 |
| WHT AC | 5,927 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,224 |
| WHT WTR BU | 94,968 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,167 |
| C UNMD M | 1,104 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,271 |
| D OCC | 673 |
| FEMALE | 1,844 |
| GRA BU | 467 |
| H INHAB | 673 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 1,746 |
| MD F | 593 |
| MD M | 592 |
| MD TOT | 1,185 |
| NUMBER CD | 162 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 26,785 |
| TUR BU | 447,097 |
| WID F | 84 |
| WID M | 50 |
| WID TOT | 134 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON162003— 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 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). "Waterloo N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-n-on162003-1881/.