Waterloo, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Waterloo, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,359. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q639408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.451°N, 80.496°W.
Population
In 1911, Waterloo, Town—Ville had a population of 4,359: 2,136 male and 2,223 female residents. Population density was 750.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,273 |
| 1871 | 1,594 |
| 1881 | 2,066 |
| 1891 | 2,941 |
| 1901 | 3,537 |
| 1911 | 4,359 |
| 1921 | 5,883 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Waterloo, Town—Ville, 1921 (17.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Waterloo, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,537 |
| POP F | 2,223 |
| POP M | 2,136 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 992.94 |
| POP TOT | 4,359 |
Other recorded variables (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 261 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,810 |
| AREA SQ MI | 4.39 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 38 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 594 |
| BRIT IRISH | 171 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 153 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 15 |
| DWELLINGS | 819 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 842 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 1,260 |
| F WIDOWED | 117 |
| FAMILIES | 852 |
| FRENCH | 22 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 3,324 |
| ITALIAN | 3 |
| JEWISH | 13 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,975 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 866 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 1,224 |
| M WIDOWED | 41 |
| MENNONITES | 127 |
| METHODISTS | 395 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| POLISH | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 302 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 891 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 24 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 17 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 342 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130005— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-town-ville-on130005-1911/.