Waterloo, South, Ontario (1861 census)
Waterloo, South was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.427°N, 80.390°W.
Population
In 1861, Waterloo, South had a population of 3,995: 2,052 male and 1,943 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Waterloo, 1851 (48.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Waterloo, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,995 total population, 2,052 males, 1,943 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,843, Female members of the family who are present: 1,779, 1,269 single females, 628 married females, 444 males attending school, 361 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 209, Females present who are not members of the family: 164, 84 male births, 83 female births, 46 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 29 adult males unable to read or write, 24 adult females unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 268 males aged 5 to 10, 263 females aged 5 to 10, 262 married females aged 20 to 30, 231 single females aged 10 to 15, 230 single males aged 20 to 30, 222 single males aged 10 to 15, 220 married males aged 30 to 40, 194 single males aged 15 to 20, 188 married males aged 20 to 30, 181 married females aged 30 to 40, 180 single females aged 15 to 20, 146 single females aged 20 to 30, 115 married males aged 40 to 50, 97 females aged 1 to 2, 96 married females aged 40 to 50, 84 females age 3 to 4, 83 males aged 1 to 2, 83 males aged 2 to 3, 81 females aged 2 to 3, 79 males aged 4 to 5, 76 females aged 4 to 5, 69 married males aged 50 to 60, 61 males aged 3 to 4, 44 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 single males aged 30 to 40, 39 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 males of unknown age, 15 females of unknown age, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,464 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 787 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 206 persons originating in the United States, 194 persons originating in Scotland, 163 persons originating in England or Wales, 103 persons originating in Ireland, 50 persons originating in France, 13 persons originating in Switzerland, 9 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,182,548 value farms (dollars), 160,994 pounds of flax or hemp, 153,674 bushels of turnips, $148,013 value all livestock, 85,036 pounds of homemade butter, 74,488 bushels of winter wheat, 60,836 bushels of potatoes, $58,731 value horses aged over 3 years, 57,418 bushels of oats, $51,407 value farm implements in dollars, 36,133 acres of land in farms, 31,552 pounds of maple sugar, 26,406 bushels of peas, 25,993 bushels of spring wheat, 22,725 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,119 gallons of cider, 19,578 bushels of carrots, 17,041 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13,903 pounds of wool produced on farms, 13,408 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,036 acres of farmland under crops, $8,771 value garden and orchard crops, 8,082 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,221 bushels of rye, 4,335 sheep, 3,539 bushels of barley, 3,379 acres of winter wheat, 3,323 tons of hay, 2,950 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,313 bushels of corn, 2,193 swine, 1,949 acres of oats, 1,864 acres of spring wheat, 1,620 milk cows, 1,561 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,406 bushels of buckwheat, 1,399 calves and heifers, 1,291 acres of peas, 1,082 barrels of pork, 943 horses aged over 3 years, 607 acres of farmland in gardens, 510 acres of potatoes, 473 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 406 acres of turnips, 370 acres of rye, 346 horses aged 3 years and under, 330 occupants of farms, 231 bulls, oxen, or steers, 224 barrels of beef, 176 acres of barley, 121 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 116 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 102 acres of corn, 68 acres of buckwheat, 50 pounds of hops, 36 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $14,544 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,186 yards of flannel, 1,870 yards of fulled cloth, 763 yards of linen, 326 carriages for pleasure, $110 value carriages for hire (dollars), 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 31 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 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: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis P. Kribs | 1857–1898 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101009— 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 1861 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, South, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-south-on101009-1861/.