Waterloo, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Waterloo, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 1,594: 782 male and 812 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,273 |
| 1871 | 1,594 |
| 1881 | 2,066 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,594 total population, 812 females, 782 males, 526 married persons, 290 families, 264 married females, 262 married males, 49 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,019 single persons under 18, 514 single females under 18, 505 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 248 inhabited houses, 248 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 2,812 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON162004— 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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-village-on032005-1871/.