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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).
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).
Boundary lineage
Successors
- later split into Bexley & Sommerville in 1861
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.