Waterdown, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Waterdown, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 622 |
| POP F | 389 |
| POP M | 367 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,512 |
| POP TOT | 756 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 152 |
| AREA ACRES | 323 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.50 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 325 |
| BRIT IRISH | 219 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 98 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 183 |
| F MARRIED | 141 |
| F SINGLE | 216 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 91 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 143 |
| M SINGLE | 214 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 271 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 208 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 105 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
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/.