Waterloo S, Ontario (1891 census)
Waterloo S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.427°N, 80.393°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterloo S had a population of 3,901: 1,966 male and 1,935 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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).
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 became part of Waterloo, South—Sud, 1901 (53.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Waterloo S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,901 total population, 1,966 males, 1,935 females, 1,335 married persons, 750 families, 670 married females, 665 married males, 147 widowed persons, 85 widowed females, 62 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,419 single persons under 18, 1,239 single males under 18, 1,180 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,895 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 747 houses, 747 occupied houses, 598 houses of 1 story, 478 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 450 houses built of wood, 174 houses built of stone, 147 houses of 2 stories, 123 houses built of brick, 86 houses of 5 rooms, 77 houses of 4 rooms, 57 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 35 uninhabited houses, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 331,586 bushels of turnips, 243,034 pounds of homemade butter, 146,518 bushels of oats, 95,300 bushels of winter wheat, 64,402 bushels of barley, 59,339 bushels of potatoes, 52,062 bushels of peas, 42,005 acres of land in farms, 35,942 acres of improved land in farms, 29,571 acres of farmland under crops, 19,961 chickens, 13,076 bushels of corn, 11,707 tons of hay, 10,886 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,293 acres of hay crops, 6,063 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,054 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,437 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,166 acres of oats, 5,032 acres of wheat, 4,197 swine, 4,144 other cattle, 4,112 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,771 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,482 acres of barley, 2,179 bushels of spring wheat, 2,022 milk cows, 2,013 cattle killed or sold, 1,874 sheep, 1,531 bushels of rye, 1,504 horses aged over 3 years, 1,356 sheep slaughtered or sold, 963 acres of turnips, 934 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 677 occupants of farms, 654 acres of potatoes, 589 bushels of buckwheat, 501 farm occupants who own their land, 500 horses aged 3 years and under, 321 geese, 306 turkeys, 276 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 263 ducks, 173 farm occupants who rent their land, 168 bushels of beans, 152 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 120 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 103 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 81 other fowl, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 oxen, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124007— 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 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-s-on124007-1891/.