Brunel & Stephenson, Ontario (1891 census)
Brunel & Stephenson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.242°N, 79.246°W.
Population
In 1891, Brunel & Stephenson had a population of 1,728: 921 male and 807 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,604 |
| 1891 | 1,728 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brunel, 1901 (49.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stephenson, 1901 (50.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brunel & Stephenson shared boundaries with:
- Franklin, Sinclair & Chaffey
- Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell
- Macaulay
- McLean
- Monck
- Ridout
- Stisted & McMurrich
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,728 total population, 921 males, 807 females, 571 married persons, 308 families, 287 married females, 284 married males, 35 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,122 single persons under 18, 620 single males under 18, 502 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,726 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 300 occupied houses, 297 houses, 295 houses built of wood, 280 houses of 1 story, 80 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 1 room, 16 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 63,473 pounds of homemade butter, 52,730 acres of land in farms, 43,212 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 28,826 bushels of oats, 20,287 bushels of potatoes, 13,393 bushels of turnips, 9,518 acres of improved land in farms, 7,816 acres of farmland under crops, 5,998 bushels of peas, 4,876 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,839 chickens, 3,359 acres of hay crops, 3,241 tons of hay, 1,748 acres of oats, 1,573 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,462 sheep, 1,165 other cattle, 1,100 bushels of spring wheat, 1,005 swine, 958 bushels of buckwheat, 912 bushels of barley, 740 milk cows, 600 swine slaughtered or sold, 457 sheep slaughtered or sold, 293 occupants of farms, 287 horses aged over 3 years, 282 bushels of corn, 282 turkeys, 277 cattle killed or sold, 275 farm occupants who own their land, 199 acres of potatoes, 190 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 187 geese, 151 oxen, 142 acres of wheat, 129 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 108 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 96 horses aged 3 years and under, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 91 bushels of rye, 77 acres of turnips, 73 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 52 ducks, 49 acres of barley, 27 bushels of beans, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095005_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Brunel & Stephenson, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brunel-stephenson-on095005-1891/.