Waterdown, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Waterdown, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 756. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7973947. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.337°N, 79.893°W.
Population
In 1911, Waterdown, VL had a population of 756: 367 male and 389 female residents. Population density was 1512.0 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Waterdown, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,512 population per square mile, 756 total population, 389 females in the population, 367 males in the population, 323 area in acres, 216 single (never-married) females, 214 single (never-married) males, 185 families, 143 married males, 141 married females, 32 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 0.50 area in square miles. 622 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 325 persons of British origin (English), 219 persons of British origin (Irish), 98 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 91 persons of German origin, 8 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 271 Methodists, 208 Presbyterians, 152 Anglicans (Church of England), 105 Roman Catholics, 16 Baptists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 183 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153011_1911— 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 1911 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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterdown-vl-on135011-1911/.