History of Waterloo
In 1816 the new Waterloo Township was officially incorporated while being named after Waterloo and Belgium. After that war the new township became a popular destination for German immigrants. By the 1840s German settlers had overtaken the Mennonites because the dominant segment of the population. Many Germans settled within the small hamlet to the southeast of Waterloo. In 1833 the village was honoured named Berlin . By 1831 Waterloo had a small post office in the Street area operated by Daniel Snyder. The Smith's Canadian Gazetteer of the states that the Township of Waterloo consisted primarily of Pennsylvanian Mennonites. At the time many did not speak English. There were eight grist and twenty sawmills in the township. In 1841 the population count was 4424. There were a grist mill and a sawmill and some tradesmen. comparison Berlin had a population of approx 400 in which mostly German than the village of Waterloo. Berlin was chosen because of the site of the seat for the County