Waterloo S, Ontario (1881 census)
Waterloo S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,004. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.427°N, 80.390°W.
Population
In 1881, Waterloo S had a population of 4,004: 2,052 male and 1,952 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Waterloo S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,004 total population, 2,052 males, 1,952 females, 1,357 married persons, 755 families, 682 married males, 675 married females, 123 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,524 single persons under 18, 1,327 single males under 18, 1,197 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 734 inhabited houses, 734 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 494,663 bushels of turnips, 125,396 bushels of oats, 72,428 bushels of winter wheat, 70,908 bushels of potatoes, 38,100 bushels of barley, 35,815 bushels of peas and beans, 18,183 bushels of corn, 14,297 bushels of other root crops, 7,668 tons of hay, 5,522 acres of hay crops, 5,011 acres of wheat, 3,148 bushels of rye, 1,765 bushels of spring wheat, 672 acres of potatoes, 239 bushels of buckwheat, 103 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,004 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON161003— 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 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 S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-s-on161003-1881/.