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 density was 506.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Waterloo, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 567 |
| Number of families | 567 |
| Number of females | 1,527 |
| Number of males | 1,414 |
| Number of married females | 508 |
| Number of married males | 507 |
| Number of married persons | 1,015 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP F | 1,527 |
| POP M | 1,414 |
| POP TOT | 2,941 |
| Total population | 2,941 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 950 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 877 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,827 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,941 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 555 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 287 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 267 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 273 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 275 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 349 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 555 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 483 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 511 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,258 |
| Acres of hay crops | 494 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,899 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,410 |
| Acres of oats | 514 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 354 |
| BAR AC | 97 |
| BAR BU | 2,593 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,593 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,208 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,697 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,224 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 438 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,396 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,222 |
| CRN BU | 100 |
| HAY AC | 494 |
| HAY TONS | 946 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 670 |
| Number of chickens | 3,015 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 301 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 64 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 67 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 299 |
| Number of milk cows | 189 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 367 |
| Number of other cattle | 781 |
| Number of other fowl | 58 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 336 |
| Number of sheep | 105 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| Number of swine | 626 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 819 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 514 |
| OAT BU | 17,208 |
| PEA BU | 2,697 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 10,224 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 960 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 113 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 495 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,779 |
| RYE BU | 161 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 946 |
| WHT AC | 354 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7,222 |
| WHT SP BU | 438 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,779 |
| CATTLE KS | 670 |
| CHEESE LB | 960 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 950 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 877 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,827 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 113 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 67 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 567 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 495 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,015 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 299 |
| HOUSES | 555 |
| HOUSES B | 287 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 78 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 273 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 349 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 275 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 267 |
| INF 11 A | 336 |
| MD FEM | 508 |
| MD MALE | 507 |
| MD TOT | 1,015 |
| MILK COWS | 189 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, North-Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 64 |
| OC P | 301 |
| OC TOT | 367 |
| OTHER FOWL | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 781 |
| OTHERS | 2,941 |
| SHEEP | 105 |
| SHEEP KS | 43 |
| SUP AM | 2,899 |
| SUP FOR | 511 |
| SUP JV | 158 |
| SUP PAT | 483 |
| SUP SC | 2,258 |
| SUP TOT | 3,410 |
| SWINE | 626 |
| SWINE KS | 819 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 555 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 10,396 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123004— 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 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/.