Waterloo most commonly refers to: *

Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Sevent ...

, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat *

Waterloo, Belgium Waterloo (, ; wa, Waterlô) is a municipality in Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of . Waterloo lies a short distance south of Brussels, and immediately north- ...

, where the battle took place. Waterloo may also refer to:

Other places

Antarctica

King George Island (South Shetland Islands) King George Island (Argentinian Spanish: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chilean Spanish: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian: Ватерло́о Vaterloo) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. The island ...

, known in Russian as Ватерло́о ('Vaterloo')

Australia

Waterloo, New South Wales Waterloo is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Waterloo is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Waterloo is sur ...

Waterloo, Queensland Waterloo is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Waterloo had a population of 145 people. Geography The northwest of the locality is in the Littabella National Park Littabella is a national park in Cent ...

Waterloo, South Australia Waterloo is a settlement in South Australia, located just off the Barrier Highway between Manoora and Black Springs, approximately north-east of the state capital of Adelaide. History The township of Waterloo was surveyed and established ...

*Waterloo Bay, now

Elliston, South Australia Elliston is a small coastal town in the Australian state of South Australia on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula 169 km northwest of Port Lincoln and 641 km west of Adelaide. The township is located on Waterloo Bay. At the 2006 censu ...

Waterloo, Victoria Waterloo is a locality consisting of a collection of farms and houses approximately north of the town of Beaufort, Victoria and west north west of the state capital of Melbourne. It was originally settled during the Victorian gold rush as p ...

Waterloo, Western Australia Waterloo is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, located on the South Western Highway between Bunbury and Brunswick Junction. The population of the town was 41 (23 males and 18 females) in 1898. In December 2013 the ...

Canada

Waterloo, Nova Scotia Waterloo, Nova Scotia, Canada is a small rural community in western Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The community extends approximately 10 kilometers from Nova Scotia Route 210, Route 210 to the Queens County, Nova Scotia, Queens County line and is ...

* Regional Municipality of Waterloo, a region in Ontario **

Waterloo, Ontario 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 west-southwest of Toronto. Due to the close proximity of the ci ...

, a city **

Waterloo (electoral district) Waterloo is the name of a federal electoral district in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada, that has been used in the House of Commons of Canada from since 1968 (from 1973 to 1976, it was known as Waterloo—Cambridge). Between 1997 and 20 ...

Waterloo (provincial electoral district) Waterloo is a provincial electoral district in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada that is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Geography The Waterloo electoral district contains all of the city of Waterloo plus the Bridgeport ...

Waterloo County, Ontario Waterloo County was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario from 1853 until 1973. It was the direct predecessor of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Situated on a subset of land within the Haldimand Tract, the traditional territory o ...

(1853–1973) *

Waterloo, Quebec Waterloo ( 2021 population 4,920) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is included in La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative area of Estrie. Completely encircled by the township of Shefford, this residen ...

Hong Kong

Waterloo Road, Hong Kong Waterloo Road is one of the principal north-south thoroughfares of Kowloon, Hong Kong. It stretches from Yau Ma Tei to Kowloon Tong. Location The road starts in the west at the intersection with Lai Cheung Road and Ferry Street, and runs ea ...

, a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong

New Zealand

Waterloo, New Zealand Waterloo is an eastern suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington. It is named after the Battle of Waterloo won by the Duke of Wellington in 1815. The Hutt City Council formally defines Waterloo as the area bounded by Waterloo Road and Burnside Street in ...

Sierra Leone

Waterloo, Sierra Leone Waterloo is a city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and the Capital city, capital of the Western Area Rural District, which is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Waterloo is located about twenty miles east of Freetown. Waterloo is ...

Suriname

Waterloo, Suriname Oostelijke Polders is a resort in Suriname located in the Nickerie District. Its population at the 2012 census was 7,153. Villages in the resort include Glasgow, Hamptoncourtpolder, and Paradise. Oostelijke Polders is an agricultural area with a ...

United Kingdom

* Waterloo, Dorset, England *

Waterloo, Huddersfield Waterloo is a suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is to the east of Huddersfield Town Centre. It is the part of Dalton named after the former Waterloo public house and consists mostly of housing with a central shopping area ma ...

, England *

Waterloo, London Waterloo () is a district in Central London, and part of the Bishops ward of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated east of Charing Cross. The area is part of a business improvement district known as Waterloo Quarter, which includes The ...

, England *

Waterloo, Merseyside Waterloo is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Along with Seaforth the two localities make up the Sefton Ward of Church. The area is bordered by Crosby to the north, Seaforth to the south, the Rimrose Valley ...

, England **

Waterloo (UK Parliament constituency) Waterloo was a parliamentary constituency centred on the district of Waterloo north of Liverpool in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first pas ...

*Waterloo,

Whixall Whixall is, by land area, the third largest inland village in England and a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is documented in the Domesday Book as having been in existence in 1086. The nearest towns are Whitchurch, to the north, and We ...

, Shropshire, England *

Waterlooville Waterlooville is a market town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, approximately north northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough. The town has a population of about 64,350 and is surrounded by Purbrook, Blendwort ...

, known earlier as Waterloo, Hampshire, England *

Waterloo, North Lanarkshire Waterloo is a small suburb in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the A71 Edinburgh- Irvine road. Originally a village in its own right, it is now considered to be a suburb of Wishaw. It does not have many local services of no ...

, Scotland *

Waterloo, Perth and Kinross Waterloo is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland approximately north of Bankfoot on the old A9. Etymology Local opinion is divided on the origin of the name. Most agree that the hamlet was named after the Battle of Waterloo. Ho ...

, Scotland *

Waterloo, Caerphilly Waterloo is a small hamlet to the east of Caerphilly, Wales, in the community of Rudry. History and amenities Whilst there is only a selection of houses, there was at one time a large tin plate works which, amongst other items, made equipment ...

, Wales *

Waterloo Bay Waterloo Bay is an area of foreshore in Larne on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is of particular interest to geologists because it provides a clear, complete and accessible example of the sequences from Upper Triassic to ...

, Northern Ireland

United States

Waterloo, Alabama Waterloo is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence–Muscle Shoals metropolitan area, known as "The Shoals". As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 203, down from 208 in 2000. The town and ...

* Waterloo, California * Waterloo, Georgia *

Waterloo, Illinois Waterloo is a city in and county seat of Monroe County, Illinois. The population was 9,811 at the 2010 census. Geography Waterloo is located at (38.335243, -90.152685). According to the 2010 census, Waterloo has a total area of , of which (o ...

** Waterloo Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) *

Waterloo, Indiana Waterloo is a town in Grant and Smithfield townships, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,242 at the 2010 census. History Waterloo was laid out in 1856 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was likely named af ...

, in DeKalb County *

Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana Waterloo is an unincorporated community in Waterloo Township, Fayette County, Indiana. History Waterloo was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. U ...

* Waterloo, Johnson County, Indiana *

Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census the population was 67,314, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. The city is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls ...

* Waterloo, Kansas *

Waterloo, Louisiana Waterloo is the name of a former town at the upriver juncture of the False River oxbow on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Founded ''circa'' 1820, the community grew as a bustling export ce ...

Waterloo, Maryland Waterloo is an unincorporated community located in Howard County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Located at the intersection of Waterloo Road and Washington Boulevard, the neighborhood is encompassed mostly by Jessup and partially by Elkridg ...

* Waterloo (Princess Anne, Maryland), a historic home *

Waterloo State Recreation Area Waterloo State Recreation Area is the third-largest park in Michigan, encompassing over of forest, lakes and wetlands. Located in northeast Jackson County and parts of Washtenaw County, the park is the largest in the Lower Peninsula of Michiga ...

, in Michigan * Waterloo, Clark County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Waterloo, Lafayette County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Waterloo, Montana *

Waterloo, Nebraska Waterloo is a village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 935 at the 2020 census. History Waterloo was founded by Elias Kelsey and John Logan in 1883 after two failed attempts at incorporation. In 1870, the Union Paci ...

Waterloo Historic District (Warner, New Hampshire) The Waterloo Historic District encompasses the site of one of the first mills on the Warner River, near the Waterloo Falls in Warner, New Hampshire. The district includes most of the original land grant for the mill site. It extends along Wat ...

* Waterloo, Monmouth County, New Jersey *

Waterloo Village, New Jersey Waterloo Village is a restored 19th-century canal town in Byram Township, Sussex County (west of Stanhope) in northwestern New Jersey, United States. The community was approximately the half-way point in the roughly trip along the Morris Can ...

Waterloo (town), New York Waterloo is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 7,338 at the 2020 census. The town and its major community are named after Waterloo, Belgium, where Napoleon was defeated. There is also a village called Water ...

Waterloo (village), New York Waterloo is a village and primary county seat of Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 5,171 at the 2010 census and is now the most populated village in Seneca County. The village is named after Waterloo, Belgium, where N ...

* Waterloo (Albertson, North Carolina), a historic plantation house *

Waterloo, Ohio Waterloo is an unincorporated community in southeastern Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along Symmes Creek. It has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, suc ...

* Waterloo, Oregon *

Waterloo, South Carolina Waterloo is a town in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 166 at the 2010 census. History Waterloo was incorporated as a town in 1885. Rosemont Plantation was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...

* Waterloo, Texas (former name for Austin, Texas) *

Waterloo, Clarke County, Virginia Waterloo is an unincorporated community in Clarke County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Waterloo is located at the crossroads of John Mosby Highway (U.S. Route 17/U.S. Route 50) and Lord Fairfax Highway (U.S. Route 340 U.S. Route 340 (US 340) ...

*Waterloo,

Culpeper County, Virginia Culpeper County is a county located along the borderlands of the northern and central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 52,552. Its county seat and only incorporated community is Culp ...

Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia Waterloo is a village in Fauquier County, Virginia, in the United States, straddling the Rappahannock River at its confluence with Carter's Run. History The village has existed since at least 1749, when the decision was made to build a road f ...

* Waterloo, New Kent County, Virginia * Waterloo, West Virginia *

Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin Waterloo is a town in Grant County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 557 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Burton and McCartney is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, ...

, a town *

Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Waterloo is a town in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 909 at the 2010 census. The city of Waterloo is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Portland is also located partially in the town. ...

, a town **

Waterloo, Wisconsin Waterloo is a city in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the census of 2020, the population was 3,483. The name Waterloo was suggested by Mr. Wilt, a Frenchman living here, who was one of Napoleon's soldiers, at the battle of ...

, a city within the town **

Waterloo Downtown Historic District (Waterloo, Wisconsin) The Waterloo Downtown Historic District in Waterloo, Wisconsin is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Description The district is made up of the old downtown of Waterloo, including the 18 ...

Arts, entertainment and media

Film and television

* ''Waterloo'' (1929 film), a German silent film * ''Waterloo'' (1970 film), an epic period war drama * "Waterloo" (''Mad Men''), an episode of ''Mad Men''

Music

* Waterloo & Robinson, an Austrian band *

Waterloo Music Company The Waterloo Music Company was a Canadian music publishing and musical instrument retailing firm that was founded in 1921 by Charles F. Thiele in Waterloo, Ontario. During its more than eight decade history, the company published works by a large n ...

, a Canadian music publishing and musical instrument retailing firm *

Waterloo Records Waterloo Records is an independent record shop, music and video retailer in Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas, which has been an integral part of Austin's music scene since 1982. The store provides a large selection of new and used Compact Disc, CDs, ...

, an independent music store in Austin, Texas * ''Waterloo'' (album), by ABBA, 1974 ** "Waterloo" (ABBA song), Eurovision winner in 1974 * "Waterloo" (Stonewall Jackson song), 1959 *"Waterloo", a song by IcedEarth from the 2004 album '' The Glorious Burden''

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Waterloo'' (video game), a 1989 strategic computer game * Waterloo (blog post), a 2010 online commentary by David Frum about the Affordable Care Act *'' Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles'', a 2014 history book by Bernard Cornwell

Transportation

* Waterloo Airport (disambiguation) * Waterloo station (disambiguation) *

Waterloo (ship) After 18 June 1815 numerous British ships have been named ''Waterloo'' for the British victory at the Battle of Waterloo: * was a merchant ship built at Bristol, England in 1815. On her first voyage she suffered a short-lived mutiny. She then made ...

, the name of several ships ** HMS ''Waterloo'', the name of several ships of the Royal Navy

Other uses

Waterloo (horse) Waterloo (foaled 1969) was British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic 1000 Guineas in 1972. Waterloo was one of the leading British two-year-olds of 1971 when her wins included the Queen Mary Stakes and the ...

(foaled 1969), a British thoroughbred racehorse * Waterloo cheese, a British cheese *

Waterloo Cup The Waterloo Cup was a coursing event organised by the National Coursing Club. The three-day event was run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England from 1836 to 2005 and it used to attract tens of thousands of spectators to watch and gambl ...

, an English coursing event 1836–2005 * Waterloo F.C., an English rugby union team *

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company The Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company was the first company to manufacture and sell gasoline powered farm tractors. Based in Waterloo, Iowa, the company was created by John Froelich and a group of Iowa businessmen in 1893, and was originally name ...

, a former American tractor maker *

Waterloo Hydrogeologic Waterloo Hydrogeologic is a company that specializes with groundwater modelling software, training, and consulting services. The company was started by Nilson Guiguer and Thomas Franz, who were developing software for their research at the Universi ...

, a former software and consulting company *

University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to "Uptown" Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also operates ...

, in Ontario, Canada