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 53.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,995 |
| 1871 | 4,198 |
| 1881 | 4,004 |
| 1891 | 3,901 |
| 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, N
- Waterloo, T-V
- Wilmot
- Woolwich
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 41,432 area in acres, 3,467 total population, 1,799 males in the population, 1,668 females in the population, 1,064 single (never-married) males, 936 single (never-married) females, 706 families, 686 married males, 670 married females, 64.74 area in square miles, 61 widowed females, 53.55 population per square mile, 49 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 3,696 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,143 persons of German origin, 752 persons of British origin (English), 274 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 128 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 9 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 717 Mennonites, 679 Lutherans, 623 Methodists, 446 Presbyterians, 335 Roman Catholics, 321 Anglicans (Church of England), 177 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 148 Baptists, 25 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 14 Congregationalists, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 686 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.