Waterloo, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)
Waterloo, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,617. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142289. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.344°N, 72.520°W.
Population
In 1881, Waterloo, T-V had a population of 1,617: 803 male and 814 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,240 |
| 1881 | 1,617 |
| 1891 | 1,733 |
| 1901 | 1,797 |
| 1911 | 1,886 |
| 1921 | 2,063 |
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,617 total population, 814 females, 803 males, 594 married persons, 331 families, 298 married males, 296 married females, 80 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 943 single persons under 18, 479 single males under 18, 464 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 330 inhabited houses, 330 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,763 bushels of potatoes, 3,154 bushels of oats, 1,738 bushels of other root crops, 985 tons of hay, 722 bushels of turnips, 651 acres of hay crops, 374 bushels of barley, 242 bushels of corn, 213 bushels of spring wheat, 205 bushels of buckwheat, 85 bushels of peas and beans, 70 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of rye, 15 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| J. R. (John Rudolphus) Booth | 1827–1925 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,617 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:
QC059006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142289
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waterloo-t-v-qc059006-1881/.