Somerville, Ontario (1881 census)
Somerville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.684°N, 78.711°W.
Population
In 1881, Somerville had a population of 1,509: 796 male and 713 female residents. Population density was 12.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Somerville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 252 |
| Number of families | 252 |
| Number of females | 713 |
| Number of males | 796 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 461 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,509 |
| Total population | 1,509 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 548 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,003 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 252 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,911 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of wheat | 939 |
| BAR BU | 5,720 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,720 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,409 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,273 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 12,905 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,003 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,185 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,169 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 77 |
| BWT BU | 225 |
| CRN BU | 397 |
| HAY AC | 1,911 |
| HAY TONS | 1,345 |
| OAT BU | 30,409 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 12,905 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 16,003 |
| RYE BU | 1,185 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,345 |
| WHT AC | 939 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,665 |
| WHT WTR BU | 77 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 455 |
| C UNMD M | 548 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,003 |
| D OCC | 252 |
| FEMALE | 713 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 252 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 796 |
| MD F | 232 |
| MD M | 229 |
| MD TOT | 461 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,273 |
| TUR BU | 27,169 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/somerville-on130007-1881/.