Somerville, Ontario (1891 census)
Somerville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,940. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.684°N, 78.711°W.
Population
In 1891, Somerville had a population of 1,940: 1,035 male and 905 female residents. Population density was 16.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Somerville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 389 |
| Number of families | 389 |
| Number of females | 905 |
| Number of males | 1,035 |
| Number of married females | 348 |
| Number of married males | 346 |
| Number of married persons | 694 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 905 |
| POP M | 1,035 |
| POP TOT | 1,940 |
| Total population | 1,940 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 535 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 661 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,196 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 20 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,920 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 378 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 372 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 255 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 123 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 387 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 148 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 169 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,023 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,697 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,802 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,627 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,994 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,691 |
| Acres of oats | 2,182 |
| Acres of potatoes | 218 |
| Acres of turnips | 105 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,357 |
| BAR AC | 148 |
| BAR BU | 2,407 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,407 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,613 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 604 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,062 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,371 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,691 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,134 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,050 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26,878 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,565 |
| BWT BU | 1,613 |
| CRN BU | 604 |
| HAY AC | 2,627 |
| HAY TONS | 2,280 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 434 |
| Number of chickens | 6,488 |
| Number of ducks | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 298 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 268 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 187 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 452 |
| Number of milk cows | 810 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 355 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,127 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 89 |
| Number of sheep | 1,332 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 658 |
| Number of swine | 681 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 751 |
| Number of turkeys | 196 |
| OAT AC | 2,182 |
| OAT BU | 44,062 |
| PEA BU | 13,371 |
| POT AC | 218 |
| POT BU | 23,691 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 85 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,210 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,744 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 65,790 |
| RYE BU | 3,134 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,280 |
| WHT AC | 1,357 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,565 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,050 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 115 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 65,790 |
| CATTLE KS | 434 |
| CHEESE LB | 85 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 535 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 661 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,196 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,210 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 187 |
| DUCKS | 93 |
| FAMILIES | 389 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,744 |
| FRN CA | 20 |
| GEESE | 268 |
| GRA BU | 134 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,488 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 452 |
| HOUSES | 378 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 255 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 93 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 372 |
| INF 11 A | 89 |
| MD FEM | 348 |
| MD MALE | 346 |
| MD TOT | 694 |
| MILK COWS | 810 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 298 |
| OC TOT | 355 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,127 |
| OTHERS | 1,920 |
| SHEEP | 1,332 |
| SHEEP KS | 658 |
| SUP AM | 17,994 |
| SUP FOR | 23,697 |
| SUP JV | 169 |
| SUP PAT | 3,023 |
| SUP SC | 14,802 |
| SUP TOT | 41,691 |
| SWINE | 681 |
| SWINE KS | 751 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 387 |
| TUR AC | 105 |
| TUR BU | 26,878 |
| TURKEY | 196 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121014— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/somerville-on121014-1891/.