Waterdown, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Waterdown, VL 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, VL 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 754 total population, 379 males in the population, 375 females in the population, 333 females born in Canada, 333 males born in Canada, 40 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 37 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 318 persons of British origin (English), 204 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 62 persons of German origin, 21 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of French origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 282 Methodists, 186 Presbyterians, 175 Anglicans (Church of England), 81 Roman Catholics, 18 Baptists, 10 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153011— 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 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, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterdown-vl-on153011-1921/.