Somerville, Ontario (1901 census)
Somerville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,105. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.684°N, 78.711°W.
Population
In 1901, Somerville had a population of 2,105: 1,126 male and 979 female residents. Population density was 17.6 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Somerville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 408 |
| Number of females | 979 |
| Number of males | 1,126 |
| Number of married females | 360 |
| Number of married males | 369 |
| Number of single females | 580 |
| Number of single males | 729 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| POP F | 979 |
| POP M | 1,126 |
| POP TOT | 2,105 |
| Total population | 2,105 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 407 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 69,118 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 69,118 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 408 |
| HOUSES | 407 |
| MARRIED F | 360 |
| MARRIED M | 369 |
| SINGLE F | 580 |
| SINGLE M | 729 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119014— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/somerville-on119014-1901/.