Waterloo, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Waterloo, Village was a village 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, Village 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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 331 |
| Number of families | 331 |
| Number of females | 814 |
| Number of males | 803 |
| Number of married females | 296 |
| Number of married males | 298 |
| Number of married persons | 594 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP TOT | 1,617 |
| Total population | 1,617 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 464 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 943 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 330 |
| Number of occupied houses | 330 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 651 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| BAR BU | 374 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 205 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,154 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,738 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,763 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 722 |
| BWT BU | 205 |
| CRN BU | 242 |
| HAY AC | 651 |
| HAY TONS | 985 |
| OAT BU | 3,154 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 85 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 8,763 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 985 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 213 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 464 |
| C UNMD M | 479 |
| C UNMD TOT | 943 |
| D OCC | 330 |
| FEMALE | 814 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 330 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 803 |
| MD F | 296 |
| MD M | 298 |
| MD TOT | 594 |
| NUMBER CD | 59 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,738 |
| TUR BU | 722 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
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
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waterloo-village-qc059006-1881/.