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 44.684°N, 78.711°W.
Population
In 1911, Somerville had a population of 1,870. Population density was 15.6 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale, 1901 (34.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1921 (24.4% share).
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 28 |
| POP F | 4 |
| POP M | 5 |
| POP TOT | 1,870 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 535 |
| AREA ACRES | 49,600 |
| AREA SQ MI | 77.50 |
| BAPTISTS | 142 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 844 |
| BRIT IRISH | 659 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 187 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 19 |
| DWELLINGS | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 2 |
| FRENCH | 90 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 61 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 1 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 735 |
| MORMONS | 5 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 279 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 147 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 11 |
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/.