Waterloo, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Waterloo, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,883. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q639408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.463°N, 80.520°W.
Population
In 1921, Waterloo, T-V had a population of 5,883: 2,872 male and 3,011 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 was contained in Waterloo t-v, 1911 (17.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Waterloo, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,883 total population, 3,011 females in the population, 2,872 males in the population, 2,641 females born in Canada, 2,474 males born in Canada, 251 males born outside the British Empire, 241 females born outside the British Empire, 147 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 129 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,515 persons of German origin, 1,179 persons of British origin (English), 289 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 267 persons of British origin (Irish), 155 persons of other European origin, 154 persons of Dutch origin, 146 persons of French origin, 49 persons of Austrian origin, 42 persons of Ukrainian origin, 25 persons of Polish origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 12 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 10 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,221 Lutherans, 1,462 Roman Catholics, 473 members of the Evangelical Association, 473 Presbyterians, 423 Methodists, 385 Anglicans (Church of England), 194 Mennonites, 127 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 79 Baptists, 30 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 adherents of Eastern religions, 5 Disciples of Christ, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Wellington Wegenast | 1876–1942 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - 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 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, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-t-v-on150010-1921/.