# St. Clements, Ontario > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/St._Clements%2C_Ontario > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/St._Clements%2C_Ontario.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clements%2C_Ontario > Source revision: 1352057222 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada St. Clements Unincorporated community St. Clement School and Church St. Clements Show map of Regional Municipality of Waterloo St. Clements Show map of Southern Ontario Coordinates: 43°31′27″N 80°39′6″W / 43.52417°N 80.65167°W / 43.52417; -80.65167 Country Canada Province Ontario Regional municipality Waterloo Township Wellesley Time zone UTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT) Forward sortation area N0B 2M0 Area codes 519 and 226 GNBC Code FECFA **St. Clements** is an unincorporated community in the township of [Wellesley](/source/Wellesley%2C_Ontario), [Region of Waterloo](/source/Regional_Municipality_of_Waterloo), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada. It was formerly recognized as a [designated place](/source/Designated_place) by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). ## History St. Clements was originally part of the [King's Bush](/source/Queen's_Bush)[1] and settled by German Catholics from [Alsace–Lorraine](/source/Alsace%E2%80%93Lorraine).[2] The village of St. Clements was settled in 1840, by Michael Spiehlmacker.[3] The village's post office was established in 1853,[2] and its postmaster, John Stroh, also ran the village's tavern and served as [justice of the peace](/source/Justice_of_the_peace).[1] By 1864, there was a large Roman Catholic church, two stores, three hotels and some tradesmen, although the population was only about 100.[3] By 1869, the population had increased to 200 and the post office was receiving mail daily.[4] ### Church St. Clement Roman Catholic Church, St. Clements Of note in St. Clements is the St. Clement Roman Catholic Church. The first church, a log church, was built in 1840 and was served from St. Agatha mission in [St. Agatha, Ontario](/source/St._Agatha%2C_Ontario). In 1844, a [Redemptorist](/source/Redemptorists) priest was assigned to the mission and named the log church [St. Alphonsus](/source/Alphonsus_Liguori), the founder of his religious order. The church was then placed under the care of the [Jesuits](/source/Jesuits) in 1847 who then established the parish register. In 1852, Bishop [Michael Power](/source/Michael_Power_(bishop)) ordered the church should be named after [St. Clement](/source/Clement_of_Rome). The parish received its first pastor, Rev. Messner, a [Capuchin](/source/Order_of_Friars_Minor_Capuchin) from [Tyrol](/source/Tyrol_(state)) in 1852 and a year later, the log church was deemed too small. In 1858, a large brick church (80 ft (24 m) x 120 ft (37 m)),[3] was completed. A brass band from [Buffalo, New York](/source/Buffalo%2C_New_York) gave a concert before the church dedication. At the time of its opening, it was said to be the largest and finest church west of [Toronto](/source/Toronto).[1] ## Demographics In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), St. Clements had a population of 1240 living in 456 of its 463 total private dwellings, a change of 51.2% from its 2016 population of 820. With a land area of 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 821.2/km2 (2,126.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5] ## Notable people - [Michael Latta](/source/Michael_Latta), [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) player. ## See also - [List of communities in Ontario](/source/List_of_communities_in_Ontario) - [List of designated places in Ontario](/source/List_of_designated_places_in_Ontario) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Spetz_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Spetz_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Spetz_1-2) Spetz, Theobald (1916). [*The Catholic Church in Waterloo County: Book I*](https://archive.org/stream/catholicchurchin00spetuoft/catholicchurchin00spetuoft#page/n0/mode/1up). The Catholic Register and Extension. pp. 74, 75, 76, 78, 80. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ROW_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ROW_2-1) ["Wellesley Township - Waterloo Region Museum"](https://regionofwaterloomuseums.ca/en/collections-and-research/wellesley-township.aspx#st-clements). *Region of Waterloo Museums*. Retrieved January 23, 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Galt_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Galt_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Galt_3-2) [1864, page 183 Town of Galt](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/001075/f2/e010780571_p3.pdf) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-GAZ_4-0)** [*The Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory*](https://archive.org/details/provinceontario00mcevgoog). Robertson & Cook. 1869. pp. [422](https://archive.org/details/provinceontario00mcevgoog/page/n514), 561. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780665094125](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780665094125). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2021census_5-0)** ["Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres1"](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810001101). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2025. 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