Established in 1837 and comprised of the county of Waterloo. By the time this district was established it was already well settled primarily by Irish and Scottish emigrants with the township of Waterloo settled by Pennsylvania Dutch.
Population in 1841: 13,851.
This district was abolished in 1849.
Wellington District was located in Southern Ontario.
Prior to 1837 - Gore District
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3 Place Names of Ontario by Floreen Carter, 1984
4 Smith's Canadian Gazetteer by W.H. Smith, 1846