Somerville, Ontario (1861–1921)
Somerville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 7 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q7559988, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 611 in 1861 to 1,630 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Bexley & Sommerville in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 611 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,074 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,509 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,940 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,105 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,870 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,630 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Laidlaw | 1828–1889 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149011— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q7559988
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerville_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.