Waterloo, Ontario (1851 census)
Waterloo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 7,698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q639408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.453°N, 80.439°W.
Population
In 1851, Waterloo had a population of 7,698: 4,096 male and 3,602 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Waterloo, South, 1861 (48.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Waterloo, Village, 1861 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Waterloo, North, 1861 (43.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hespeler, T-V, 1861 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Berlin, Town—Ville, 1861 (3.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Waterloo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 216 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 7,698 total population, 4,096 males, Male members of the family who are present: 3,621, 3,602 females, Female members of the family who are present: 3,357, 2,794 single males, 2,323 single females, 1,401 families, 1,246 married males, 1,209 married females, 543 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 475, 400 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 245, 157 female births, 149 male births, 70 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 65, 56 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 42, 4 deaf and dumb females, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 693 males aged 5 to 10, 548 females aged 5 to 10, 483 single females aged 10 to 15, 480 single males aged 10 to 15, 418 single males aged 15 to 20, 415 married females aged 20 to 30, 357 married females aged 30 to 40, 353 married males aged 20 to 30, 347 married males aged 30 to 40, 331 single females aged 15 to 20, 304 single males aged 20 to 30, 302 married males aged 40 to 50, 232 married females aged 40 to 50, 185 females under age 1, 185 males under age 1, 182 males aged 1 to 2, 159 females aged 2 to 3, 155 males aged 2 to 3, 152 females aged 1 to 2, 146 males aged 3 to 4, 139 females age 3 to 4, 137 married males aged 50 to 60, 129 single females aged 20 to 30, 127 females aged 4 to 5, 114 married females aged 50 to 60, 100 males aged 4 to 5, 84 married males aged 60 to 70, 73 single males aged 30 to 40, 52 married females aged 60 to 70, 27 single males aged 40 to 50, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 25 single females aged 40 to 50, 21 married females aged 15 to 20, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 married females aged 70 to 80, 18 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 18 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 males of unknown age, 10 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 females of unknown age, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 4,211 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,877 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 580 persons originating in the United States, 354 persons originating in Scotland, 307 persons originating in England or Wales, 203 persons originating in Ireland, 105 persons originating in France, 16 persons originating in Switzerland, 14 persons whose origin is unknown, 11 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 152,517 bushels of wheat, 126,531 bushels of oats, 122,663 pounds of homemade butter, 81,976 acres of land in farms, 50,072 bushels of potatoes, 45,274 pounds of maple sugar, 41,067 acres of farmland under cultivation, 40,909 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 31,217 bushels of turnips, 25,715 pounds of wool produced on farms, 25,154 acres of farmland under crops, 21,964 bushels of peas, 15,228 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,747 gallons of cider, 11,441 bushels of corn, 11,233 sheep, 10,808 bushels of rye, 10,551 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,272 acres of wheat, 7,253 tons of hay, 5,587 swine, 5,474 bushels of barley, 4,222 acres of oats, 3,152 barrels of pork, 2,725 milk cows, 2,447 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,377 horses, 2,236 calves and heifers, 2,184 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,764 bushels of buckwheat, 1,351 acres of peas, 877 barrels of beef, 786 acres of potatoes, 780 occupants of farms, 741 acres of rye, 685 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 450 acres of corn, 351 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 225 acres of barley, 201 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 185 acres of turnips, 181 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 173 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 116 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 102 acres of buckwheat, 87 pounds of tobacco, 77 bushels of carrots, 70 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 37 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 11 pounds of hops, 9 bushels of beans. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 21,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $10,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 9,500 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 9,130 yards of flannel, 6,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 4,841 yards of fulled cloth, 2,625 tanneries returning capital, $2,150 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,641 yards of linen, 1,600 foundries returning capital, 750 woollen factories returning capital, 20 saw mills, 18 employees in grist mills, 17 employees in saw mills, 17 employees in tanneries, 17 saw mills powered by water, 16 saw mills reporting annual production, 11 employees in foundries, 8 grist mills, 7 grist mills powered by water, 7 grist mills reporting annual production, 7 saw mills returning capital, 6 employees in carding and fulling mills, 6 tanneries, 4 employees in woollen factories, 4 grist mills returning capital, 4 tanneries not reporting, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills powered by steam, 2 breweries, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in distilleries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting. 2,334,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 68,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $750 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 50 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Eby | 1785–1853 | died here |
| Friedrich Gaukel | 1785–1853 | died here |
| Christian Enslin | 1800–1856 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON038002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q639408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-on038002-1851/.