Waterloo, T-V, Quebec (1891 census)
Waterloo, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,733. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142289. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.344°N, 72.520°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterloo, T-V had a population of 1,733: 837 male and 896 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Waterloo, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,733 total population, 896 females, 837 males, 618 married persons, 371 families, 309 married females, 309 married males, 96 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,019 single persons under 18, 525 single females under 18, 494 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 994 persons who are not French Canadian, 739 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 371 houses, 371 occupied houses, 303 houses built of wood, 272 houses of 1 story, 184 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 86 houses of 2 stories, 67 houses built of brick, 41 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses of more than 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,780 bushels of potatoes, 2,080 pounds of homemade butter, 1,259 bushels of turnips, 1,072 chickens, 907 acres of land in farms, 765 acres of improved land in farms, 472 tons of hay, 350 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 317 cattle killed or sold, 305 occupants of farms, 296 acres of hay crops, 286 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 281 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 279 acres of farmland in pasture, 235 bushels of oats, 205 acres of farmland under crops, 205 horses aged over 3 years, 190 swine slaughtered or sold, 188 farm occupants who own their land, 177 milk cows, 142 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 129 swine, 125 bushels of buckwheat, 116 farm occupants who rent their land, 80 bushels of barley, 51 sheep slaughtered or sold, 42 bushels of corn, 41 other cattle, 39 acres of potatoes, 29 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 ducks, 14 acres of oats, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 turkeys, 6 acres of barley, 6 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 sheep, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188013— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waterloo-t-v-qc188013-1891/.