Waterloo S, Ontario (1871 census)
Waterloo S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,198. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.427°N, 80.390°W.
Population
In 1871, Waterloo S had a population of 4,198: 2,184 male and 2,014 female residents. Population density was 55.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,995 |
| 1871 | 4,198 |
| 1881 | 4,004 |
| 1891 | 3,901 |
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 S 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 | 719 |
| Number of females | 2,014 |
| Number of males | 2,184 |
| Number of married females | 669 |
| Number of married males | 669 |
| Number of married persons | 1,338 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| Total population | 4,198 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,477 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,752 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 683 |
| Number of occupied houses | 686 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 19,537 |
| BWT BU | 403 |
| CRN BU | 6,957 |
| HAY AC | 5,289 |
| HAY TONS | 6,877 |
| OAT BU | 76,554 |
| PEA BU | 32,564 |
| POT AC | 1,363 |
| POT BU | 83,989 |
| RYE BU | 864 |
| Total area (acres) | 55,283 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,275 |
| WHT WTR BU | 53,539 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8,614 |
| AREA | 55,283 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 95 |
| CD | 31 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 719 |
| FEMALE | 2,014 |
| GRA BU | 491 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 686 |
| INHABITED | 683 |
| MALE | 2,184 |
| MARRIED F | 669 |
| MARRIED M | 669 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,338 |
| POPULATION | 4,198 |
| ROOT BU | 12,369 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 1,275 |
| SINGLE M | 1,477 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,752 |
| TUR BU | 386,006 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 70 |
| WIDOWED M | 38 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON031005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124007— 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 S, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-s-on031005-1871/.