Waterloo, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Waterloo, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,273. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q639408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.466°N, 80.532°W.
Population
In 1861, Waterloo, Village had a population of 1,273: 664 male and 609 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).
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 (3.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Waterloo, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,273 total population, 664 males, 609 females, Male members of the family who are present: 555, Female members of the family who are present: 533, 358 single females, 224 married females, 131 males attending school, 111 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 109, Females present who are not members of the family: 76, 36 female births, 27 widowed females, 26 male births, 15 adult females unable to read or write, 11 widowed males, 4 adult males unable to read or write, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 89 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 30 to 40, 72 males aged 5 to 10, 70 married females aged 30 to 40, 69 single females aged 10 to 15, 67 single males aged 15 to 20, 66 single males aged 10 to 15, 63 single males aged 20 to 30, 62 single females aged 15 to 20, 57 females aged 5 to 10, 52 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 40 to 50, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 33 married females aged 40 to 50, 31 females age 3 to 4, 31 males aged 1 to 2, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 males of unknown age, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 631 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 477 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 44 persons originating in the United States, 19 French Canadians, 16 persons originating in Ireland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in Switzerland, 7 persons originating in France, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $73,640 value farms (dollars), $15,903 value all livestock, 3,950 pounds of homemade butter, 3,495 bushels of oats, 2,541 bushels of winter wheat, $2,447 value farm implements in dollars, 2,310 bushels of turnips, 1,970 bushels of potatoes, 1,784 acres of land in farms, 1,679 bushels of spring wheat, 1,370 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,357 gallons of cider, 1,203 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,130 pounds of maple sugar, 961 bushels of peas, 953 acres of farmland under cultivation, 831 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 710 bushels of rye, 635 pounds of wool produced on farms, 584 acres of farmland under crops, $401 value garden and orchard crops, 379 bushels of barley, 341 acres of farmland in pasture, 285 swine, 253 sheep, 244 milk cows, 156 acres of winter wheat, 153 tons of hay, 133 acres of oats, 125 horses aged over 3 years, 117 acres of spring wheat, 101 bushels of carrots, 58 acres of peas, 54 acres of rye, 53 barrels of pork, 53 calves and heifers, 29 acres of barley, 28 acres of farmland in gardens, 23 bushels of corn, 21 acres of potatoes, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 barrels of beef, 14 acres of turnips, 14 bulls, oxen, or steers, 11 occupants of farms, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,323 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 196 yards of flannel, 182 yards of fulled cloth, 82 carriages for pleasure, 25 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101007— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-village-on101007-1861/.