Somerville, Ontario (1911 census)
Somerville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,870. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.392°N, 78.688°W.
Population
In 1911, Somerville had a population of 1,870: 5 male and 4 female residents.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Somerville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 49,600 area in acres, 1,870 total population, 77.50 area in square miles, 5 males in the population, 4 females in the population, 3 single (never-married) females, 3 single (never-married) males, 2 families, 1 males with marital status not given, 1 married females, 1 married males. 28 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 844 persons of British origin (English), 659 persons of British origin (Irish), 187 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 90 persons of French origin, 61 persons of German origin, 19 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 735 Methodists, 535 Anglicans (Church of England), 279 Presbyterians, 147 Roman Catholics, 142 Baptists, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Salvation Army adherents, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Jews, 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129020— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/somerville-on129020-1911/.