Waterloo S, Ontario (1911 census)
Waterloo S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.453°N, 80.437°W.
Population
In 1911, Waterloo S had a population of 3,467: 1,799 male and 1,668 female residents. Population density was 23.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,696 |
| 1911 | 3,467 |
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, Waterloo S shared boundaries with:
- Berlin, Town—Ville
- Dumfries N
- Guelph
- Hespeler, Village
- Pilkington
- Preston, Village
- Puslinch
- Waterloo
- Waterloo, Town—Ville
- Wilmot
- Woolwich
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,696 |
| POP F | 1,668 |
| POP M | 1,799 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 53.55 |
| POP TOT | 3,467 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 321 |
| AREA ACRES | 41,432 |
| AREA SQ MI | 64.74 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 16 |
| BAPTISTS | 148 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 752 |
| BRIT IRISH | 128 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 274 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 14 |
| DUTCH | 114 |
| DWELLINGS | 686 |
| F MARRIED | 670 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 936 |
| F WIDOWED | 61 |
| FAMILIES | 706 |
| FRENCH | 9 |
| GERMAN | 2,143 |
| LUTHERANS | 679 |
| M MARRIED | 686 |
| M SINGLE | 1,064 |
| M WIDOWED | 49 |
| MENNONITES | 717 |
| METHODISTS | 623 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 446 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 335 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 25 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 177 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131002_1901— 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 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). "Waterloo S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-s-on131002-1911/.