Waterford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Waterford, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,123. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7973998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.931°N, 80.294°W.
Population
In 1921, Waterford, VL had a population of 1,123: 512 male and 611 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Waterford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 611 |
| POP M | 512 |
| POP TOT | 1,123 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 168 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 513 |
| BRIT BORN F | 49 |
| BRIT BORN M | 43 |
| BRIT ENG | 562 |
| BRIT IRISH | 108 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 124 |
| CAN BORN F | 542 |
| CAN BORN M | 447 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR DUTCH | 131 |
| EUR FRENCH | 29 |
| EUR GERMAN | 79 |
| EUR OTHER | 8 |
| EUR POLISH | 14 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 22 |
| INDIAN | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 346 |
| MORMONS | 24 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 32 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 18 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131013— 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 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). "Waterford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterford-vl-on131013-1921/.