Waterloo, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Waterloo, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,941. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q639408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.451°N, 80.496°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterloo, Town—Ville had a population of 2,941: 1,414 male and 1,527 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,941 |
| 1901 | 3,537 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Waterloo, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,941 total population, 1,527 females, 1,414 males, 1,015 married persons, 567 families, 508 married females, 507 married males, 99 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,827 single persons under 18, 950 single females under 18, 877 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,941 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 555 houses, 555 occupied houses, 349 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 287 houses built of brick, 275 houses of 2 stories, 273 houses of 1 story, 267 houses built of wood, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,208 bushels of oats, 16,779 pounds of homemade butter, 10,396 bushels of turnips, 10,224 bushels of potatoes, 7,222 bushels of winter wheat, 3,410 acres of land in farms, 3,015 chickens, 2,899 acres of improved land in farms, 2,697 bushels of peas, 2,593 bushels of barley, 2,258 acres of farmland under crops, 960 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 946 tons of hay, 819 swine slaughtered or sold, 781 other cattle, 670 cattle killed or sold, 626 swine, 514 acres of oats, 511 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 495 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 494 acres of hay crops, 483 acres of farmland in pasture, 438 bushels of spring wheat, 367 occupants of farms, 354 acres of wheat, 336 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 301 farm occupants who own their land, 299 horses aged over 3 years, 189 milk cows, 161 bushels of rye, 158 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 113 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 105 sheep, 100 bushels of corn, 97 acres of barley, 92 acres of potatoes, 67 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 farm occupants who rent their land, 58 other fowl, 55 ducks, 43 sheep slaughtered or sold, 37 acres of turnips, 15 geese, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 turkeys, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 oxen, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra Carl Breithaupt | 1866–1897 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121004— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-town-ville-on123004-1891/.