Waterloo, Ontario

Waterloo
City of Waterloo
Uptown Waterloo
Waterloo City Hall
Davis Center (UW)
Seagram Lofts
Flag of Waterloo
Official logo of Waterloo
Motto: 
Stability
Waterloo is located in Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Waterloo
Waterloo
Waterloo is located in Southern Ontario
Waterloo
Waterloo
Waterloo is located in Canada
Waterloo
Waterloo
Waterloo is located in Earth
Waterloo
Waterloo
Coordinates: 43°28′N 80°31′W / 43.467°N 80.517°W / 43.467; -80.517
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionWaterloo
IncorporatedMay 27, 1857[1]
Government
 • MayorDorothy McCabe
 • Governing BodyWaterloo City Council
 • City CAOTim Anderson
 • MPBardish Chagger (Liberal)
 • MPPCatherine Fife (ONDP)
Area
 • Land64.06 km2 (24.73 sq mi)
Elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • City (lower-tier)
121,436 (47th)
 • Density1,895.8/km2 (4,910/sq mi)
 • Metro
575,847 (10th)
 • Metro density527.2/km2 (1,365/sq mi)
DemonymWaterluvian[3]
Time zoneUTC−5
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4
Forward sortation area
Area codes519, 226, and 548
Websitewww.waterloo.ca

Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (formerly Waterloo County). Waterloo is situated about 94 km (58 mi) west-southwest of Toronto, but it is not considered to be part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Due to the close proximity of the city of Kitchener to Waterloo, the two together are often referred to as "Kitchener–Waterloo", "K-W", or "The Twin Cities".

While several unsuccessful attempts to combine the municipalities of Kitchener and Waterloo have been made, following the 1973 establishment of the Region of Waterloo, less motivation to do so existed, and as a result, Waterloo remains an independent city. At the time of the 2021 census, the population of Waterloo was 121,436.[2]

  1. ^ Bloomfield 1995, p. 146.
  2. ^ a b c Statistics Canada (April 27, 2022). "Waterloo, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario;Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo [Census metropolitan area], Ontario (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population". Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Town of Waterloo [@townwaterloo] (October 30, 2013). "Waterluvians! Don't forget about our trail renaming contest (prize = new bike). Entries accepted until Jan 31" (Tweet) – via Twitter.