Waterloo, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Waterloo, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 5,883: 2,872 male and 3,011 female residents. Population density was 5864.9 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Waterloo, Town—Ville, 1911 (17.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Waterloo, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 3,011 |
| POP M | 2,872 |
| POP TOT | 5,883 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 385 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 79 |
| BRIT BORN F | 129 |
| BRIT BORN M | 147 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,179 |
| BRIT IRISH | 267 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 289 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,641 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,474 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 5 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 8 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 49 |
| EUR DUTCH | 154 |
| EUR FRENCH | 146 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3,515 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 22 |
| EUR OTHER | 155 |
| EUR POLISH | 25 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 10 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 42 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 473 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 241 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 251 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 30 |
| LUTHERANS | 2,221 |
| MENNONITES | 194 |
| METHODISTS | 423 |
| OTHER SECTS | 127 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 473 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,462 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/waterloo-town-ville-on150010-1921/.