Waterloo N & S, Ontario (1921 census)
Waterloo N & S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,380. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.453°N, 80.439°W.
Population
In 1921, Waterloo N & S had a population of 7,380: 3,723 male and 3,657 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Waterloo N, 1911 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Waterloo N & S shared boundaries with:
- Dumfries N
- Guelph
- Hespeler, T-V
- Kitchener, C
- Pilkington
- Preston, T-V
- Puslinch
- Waterloo, T-V
- Wilmot
- Woolwich
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 7,380 total population, 3,723 males in the population, 3,657 females in the population, 3,267 females born in Canada, 3,255 males born in Canada, 262 males born outside the British Empire, 206 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 199 females born outside the British Empire, 191 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,604 persons of German origin, 1,521 persons of British origin (English), 800 persons of Dutch origin, 505 persons of other European origin, 364 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 225 persons of British origin (Irish), 216 persons of French origin, 65 persons of Polish origin, 32 persons of Austrian origin, 17 persons of Ukrainian origin, 8 persons of Syrian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. 2 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 1,655 Mennonites, 1,513 Lutherans, 1,327 Roman Catholics, 686 Methodists, 665 Presbyterians, 419 members of the Evangelical Association, 385 Anglicans (Church of England), 339 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 194 Baptists, 138 Congregationalists, 14 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 11 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Brethren, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Jews, 1 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Adventists, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Weber Bingeman Snider | 1842–1921 | died here |
| Homer Ransford Watson | 1855–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Waterloo N & S, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-n-s-on150002-1921/.