Stephen, Ontario (1871 census)
Stephen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,349. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.299°N, 81.620°W.
Population
In 1871, Stephen had a population of 4,349: 2,249 male and 2,100 female residents. Population density was 43.7 people per square mile.
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).
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 Exeter, Village, 1881 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Stephen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 745 |
| Number of females | 2,100 |
| Number of males | 2,249 |
| Number of married females | 679 |
| Number of married males | 678 |
| Number of married persons | 1,357 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 4,349 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,357 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,547 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,904 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 737 |
| Number of occupied houses | 737 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15,366 |
| BWT BU | 56 |
| CRN BU | 798 |
| HAY AC | 3,396 |
| HAY TONS | 3,748 |
| OAT BU | 63,110 |
| PEA BU | 26,936 |
| POT AC | 310 |
| POT BU | 29,933 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Total area (acres) | 53,844 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,678 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22,865 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,700 |
| AREA | 53,844 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| CD | 25 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 745 |
| FEMALE | 2,100 |
| GRA BU | 276 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 737 |
| INHABITED | 737 |
| MALE | 2,249 |
| MARRIED F | 679 |
| MARRIED M | 678 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,357 |
| POPULATION | 4,349 |
| ROOT BU | 13,157 |
| SINGLE F | 1,357 |
| SINGLE M | 1,547 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,904 |
| TUR BU | 17,420 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 64 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119011— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stephen-on025001-1871/.