Waterloo, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Waterloo, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,066. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q639408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.466°N, 80.532°W.
Population
In 1881, Waterloo, Village had a population of 2,066: 1,024 male and 1,042 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Waterloo, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,066 total population, 1,042 females, 1,024 males, 663 married persons, 375 families, 334 married females, 329 married males, 70 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,333 single persons under 18, 673 single males under 18, 660 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 338 inhabited houses, 338 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,370 bushels of turnips, 10,070 bushels of oats, 7,626 bushels of potatoes, 4,880 bushels of winter wheat, 2,917 bushels of other root crops, 2,230 bushels of barley, 1,795 bushels of peas and beans, 737 tons of hay, 416 acres of hay crops, 315 bushels of spring wheat, 280 acres of wheat, 252 bushels of rye, 90 bushels of buckwheat, 70 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,066 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON162004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-village-on162004-1881/.