Waterdown, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Waterdown, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 754. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7973947. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.337°N, 79.893°W.
Population
In 1921, Waterdown, Village had a population of 754: 379 male and 375 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Waterdown, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 375 |
| POP M | 379 |
| POP TOT | 754 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 175 |
| BAPTISTS | 18 |
| BRIT BORN F | 37 |
| BRIT BORN M | 40 |
| BRIT ENG | 318 |
| BRIT IRISH | 204 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 114 |
| CAN BORN F | 333 |
| CAN BORN M | 333 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 21 |
| EUR FRENCH | 10 |
| EUR GERMAN | 62 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 282 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 186 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 81 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153011— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterdown-village-on153011-1921/.