Waterloo, Ontario (1891 census)
Waterloo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,443. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.482°N, 80.487°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterloo had a population of 3,443: 1,740 male and 1,703 female residents. Population density was 50.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,443 |
| 1901 | 3,411 |
| 1911 | 3,474 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Waterloo, 1901 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Waterloo S, 1901 (46.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Waterloo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 632 |
| Number of families | 632 |
| Number of females | 1,703 |
| Number of males | 1,740 |
| Number of married females | 566 |
| Number of married males | 561 |
| Number of married persons | 1,127 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 121 |
| POP F | 1,703 |
| POP M | 1,740 |
| POP TOT | 3,443 |
| Total population | 3,443 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,070 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,125 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,195 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,441 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 621 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 200 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 96 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 325 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 305 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 315 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 389 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 621 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,224 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 868 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,771 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,733 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,855 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,423 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,494 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,227 |
| Acres of oats | 5,833 |
| Acres of potatoes | 495 |
| Acres of turnips | 761 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,427 |
| BAR AC | 2,224 |
| BAR BU | 61,374 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 61,374 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 364 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,248 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 178,559 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 48,562 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,471 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 728 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,854 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 233,008 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 103,976 |
| BWT BU | 364 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 3 |
| CRN BU | 2,248 |
| HAY AC | 5,423 |
| HAY TONS | 10,603 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,811 |
| Number of chickens | 21,127 |
| Number of ducks | 358 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 465 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 95 |
| Number of geese | 458 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 444 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,369 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,984 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 566 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,282 |
| Number of other fowl | 98 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 140 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 213 |
| Number of sheep | 2,042 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,169 |
| Number of swine | 4,274 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,095 |
| Number of turkeys | 254 |
| OAT AC | 5,833 |
| OAT BU | 178,559 |
| PEA BU | 48,562 |
| POT AC | 495 |
| POT BU | 46,471 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 22,318 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,104 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,575 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 233,989 |
| RYE BU | 728 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,603 |
| WHT AC | 5,427 |
| WHT FALL BU | 103,976 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,854 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 140 |
| A 11 50 | 88 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 87 |
| BEN BU | 142 |
| BUTTER LB | 233,989 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,811 |
| CHEESE LB | 22,318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,070 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,195 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,104 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 444 |
| DUCKS | 358 |
| FAMILIES | 632 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,575 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 458 |
| GRA BU | 107 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,127 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,369 |
| HOUSES | 621 |
| HOUSES B | 200 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 72 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES S | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 389 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 315 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 325 |
| INF 11 A | 213 |
| MD FEM | 566 |
| MD MALE | 561 |
| MD TOT | 1,127 |
| MILK COWS | 1,984 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, North-Nord |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 95 |
| OC P | 465 |
| OC TOT | 566 |
| OTHER FOWL | 98 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,282 |
| OTHERS | 3,441 |
| SHEEP | 2,042 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,169 |
| SILOS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 32,494 |
| SUP FOR | 6,733 |
| SUP JV | 868 |
| SUP PAT | 3,771 |
| SUP SC | 27,855 |
| SUP TOT | 39,227 |
| SWINE | 4,274 |
| SWINE KS | 4,095 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 621 |
| TUR AC | 761 |
| TUR BU | 233,008 |
| TURKEY | 254 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 54 |
| WID TOT | 121 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130001— 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 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). "Waterloo, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-on123003-1891/.