Waterloo, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Waterloo, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,594. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q639408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.466°N, 80.532°W.
Population
In 1871, Waterloo, Town—Ville had a population of 1,594: 782 male and 812 female residents. Population density was 308.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,273 |
| 1871 | 1,594 |
| 1881 | 2,066 |
| 1891 | 2,941 |
| 1901 | 3,537 |
| 1911 | 4,359 |
| 1921 | 5,883 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 290 |
| Number of females | 812 |
| Number of males | 782 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 526 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,594 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 514 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,019 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 248 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 455 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 63 |
| HAY AC | 403 |
| HAY TONS | 638 |
| OAT BU | 7,294 |
| PEA BU | 1,497 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 7,468 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,812 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,787 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,097 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 349 |
| AREA | 2,812 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 32 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 290 |
| FEMALE | 812 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 248 |
| INHABITED | 248 |
| MALE | 782 |
| MARRIED F | 264 |
| MARRIED M | 262 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 526 |
| POPULATION | 1,594 |
| ROOT BU | 1,323 |
| SINGLE F | 514 |
| SINGLE M | 505 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,019 |
| TUR BU | 7,405 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q639408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_(Ontario)
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-town-ville-on032005-1871/.