Somerville, Ontario (1921 census)
Somerville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,630. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.684°N, 78.711°W.
Population
In 1921, Somerville had a population of 1,630: 884 male and 746 female residents. Population density was 13.6 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Somerville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 746 |
| POP M | 884 |
| POP TOT | 1,630 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 537 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 97 |
| BRIT BORN F | 38 |
| BRIT BORN M | 54 |
| BRIT ENG | 744 |
| BRIT IRISH | 460 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 201 |
| CAN BORN F | 702 |
| CAN BORN M | 808 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 74 |
| EUR FRENCH | 54 |
| EUR GERMAN | 67 |
| EUR GREEK | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 22 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 402 |
| OTHER SECTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 414 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 151 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149011— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/somerville-on149011-1921/.