Waterford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Waterford, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Waterford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,123 total population, 611 females in the population, 542 females born in Canada, 512 males in the population, 447 males born in Canada, 49 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 43 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 22 males born outside the British Empire, 20 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 562 persons of British origin (English), 131 persons of Dutch origin, 124 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 108 persons of British origin (Irish), 79 persons of German origin, 29 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 13 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: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 513 Baptists, 346 Methodists, 168 Anglicans (Church of England), 37 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 32 Presbyterians, 24 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 18 Roman Catholics, 6 Congregationalists, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.