Waterford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Waterford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,083. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7973998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.931°N, 80.294°W.
Population
In 1911, Waterford, VL had a population of 1,083: 484 male and 599 female residents. Population density was 1388.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,118 |
| 1891 | 1,212 |
| 1901 | 1,122 |
| 1911 | 1,083 |
| 1921 | 1,123 |
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, Waterford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,388.46 population per square mile, 1,083 total population, 599 females in the population, 500 area in acres, 484 males in the population, 315 families, 260 single (never-married) females, 255 married males, 251 married females, 212 single (never-married) males, 83 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,122 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 520 persons of British origin (English), 139 persons of German origin, 117 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 100 persons of British origin (Irish), 60 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 23 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 487 Baptists, 350 Methodists, 162 Anglicans (Church of England), 104 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 55 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 13 Presbyterians, 9 Roman Catholics, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 307 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131013_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7973998
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford,_Ontario
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). "Waterford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterford-vl-on100013-1911/.