Somerville, Ontario (1871 census)
Somerville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,074. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.684°N, 78.711°W.
Population
In 1871, Somerville had a population of 1,074: 577 male and 497 female residents. Population density was 9.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 611 |
| 1871 | 1,074 |
| 1881 | 1,509 |
| 1891 | 1,940 |
| 1901 | 2,105 |
| 1911 | 1,870 |
| 1921 | 1,630 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Somerville shared boundaries with:
- Bexley
- Fenelon
- Galway, Cavendish
- Harvey
- Laxton, Digby, Longford
- Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon
- Snowden, Glamorgan
- Verulam
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 497 |
| Number of males | 577 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of married persons | 330 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 1,074 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 713 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 184 |
| Number of occupied houses | 184 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,681 |
| BWT BU | 41 |
| CRN BU | 188 |
| HAY AC | 1,224 |
| HAY TONS | 952 |
| OAT BU | 13,129 |
| PEA BU | 4,895 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 20,065 |
| RYE BU | 347 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,976 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,621 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,915 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 771 |
| AREA | 68,976 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| CD | 53 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FEMALE | 497 |
| GRA BU | 87 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 184 |
| INHABITED | 184 |
| MALE | 577 |
| MARRIED F | 165 |
| MARRIED M | 165 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 330 |
| POPULATION | 1,074 |
| ROOT BU | 451 |
| SINGLE F | 319 |
| SINGLE M | 394 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 713 |
| TUR BU | 25,185 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7559988
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerville_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Somerville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/somerville-on053005-1871/.