Waterloo, Ontario (1851–1891)

Waterloo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 5 censuses between 1851 and 1891. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q639408, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 7,698 in 1851 to 3,443 in 1891).

Historical lineage

Descendant places

• later split into Waterloo N in 1861
• later split into Hespeler, Village in 1861
• later split into Berlin, Town—Ville in 1861
• later split into Waterloo, N in 1901
• later split into Waterloo S in 1861
• merged into Waterloo S in 1901

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON123003_1891 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: Q639408
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo,_Ontario
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_(Ontario)

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.