Stephen, Ontario (1851 census)
Stephen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.299°N, 81.620°W.
Population
In 1851, Stephen had a population of 742: 393 male and 349 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 742 |
| 1861 | 2,826 |
| 1871 | 4,349 |
| 1881 | 4,504 |
| 1891 | 4,271 |
| 1901 | 4,172 |
| 1911 | 3,453 |
| 1921 | 2,895 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Stephen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 121 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 742 total population, 393 males, Male members of the family who are present: 359, 349 females, Female members of the family who are present: 331, 266 single males, 216 single females, 126 families, 125 married females, 124 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 34, 23 females attending school, 22 female births, 22 male births, 22 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 8 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 7, Male members of the family who are present: 5, 3 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 58 males aged 5 to 10, 55 females aged 5 to 10, 48 single females aged 10 to 15, 45 single males aged 15 to 20, 43 married females aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 40 single males aged 10 to 15, 36 single males aged 20 to 30, 35 married females aged 30 to 40, 32 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 females under age 1, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 males under age 1, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 19 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 single females aged 15 to 20, 16 females age 3 to 4, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 13 females aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 males aged 3 to 4, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 314 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 247 persons originating in England or Wales, 131 persons originating in Ireland, 28 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 11,650 acres of land in farms, 9,470 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,798 bushels of oats, 6,388 bushels of wheat, 6,056 bushels of turnips, 2,424 bushels of potatoes, 2,180 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,749 acres of farmland under crops, 1,158 bushels of peas, 954 pounds of wool produced on farms, 710 pounds of homemade butter, 626 sheep, 606 pounds of maple sugar, 567 swine, 528 acres of wheat, 497 tons of hay, 431 acres of farmland in pasture, 350 bulls, oxen, or steers, 323 acres of oats, 280 calves and heifers, 242 milk cows, 207 bushels of barley, 125 acres of peas, 123 occupants of farms, 107 barrels of pork, 100 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 81 horses, 75 acres of potatoes, 70 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 68 acres of turnips, 34 bushels of corn, 25 barrels of beef, 19 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 acres of barley, 7 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 215 yards of flannel, 12 yards of fulled cloth, 1 foundries, 1 tanneries reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON016002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119011_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262903
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Stephen, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stephen-on016002-1851/.