Waterloo, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Waterloo, Village was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,066. 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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 375 |
| Number of families | 375 |
| Number of females | 1,042 |
| Number of males | 1,024 |
| Number of married females | 334 |
| Number of married males | 329 |
| Number of married persons | 663 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 2,066 |
| Total population | 2,066 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 660 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 673 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,333 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 338 |
| Number of occupied houses | 338 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 416 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of wheat | 280 |
| BAR BU | 2,230 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,230 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,070 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,917 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,795 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,626 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21,370 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,880 |
| BWT BU | 90 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 416 |
| HAY TONS | 737 |
| OAT BU | 10,070 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,795 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 7,626 |
| RYE BU | 252 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 737 |
| WHT AC | 280 |
| WHT SP BU | 315 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,880 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 660 |
| C UNMD M | 673 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,333 |
| D OCC | 338 |
| FEMALE | 1,042 |
| H INHAB | 338 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 1,024 |
| MD F | 334 |
| MD M | 329 |
| MD TOT | 663 |
| NUMBER CD | 162 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,917 |
| TUR BU | 21,370 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.