Waterdown, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Waterdown, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 622. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7973947. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.337°N, 79.893°W.
Population
In 1901, Waterdown, Village had a population of 622: 293 male and 329 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 669 |
| 1901 | 622 |
| 1911 | 756 |
| 1921 | 754 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Waterdown, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 329 |
| Number of males | 293 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of single females | 185 |
| Number of single males | 176 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| POP F | 329 |
| POP M | 293 |
| POP TOT | 622 |
| Total population | 622 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 155 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 323 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 323 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| HOUSES | 155 |
| MARRIED F | 110 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| SINGLE F | 185 |
| SINGLE M | 176 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153011_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7973947
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterdown,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterdown
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Waterdown, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterdown-village-on128012-1901/.