Stephen, Ontario (1861 census)
Stephen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,826. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.299°N, 81.620°W.
Population
In 1861, Stephen had a population of 2,826: 1,477 male and 1,349 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Stephen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,826 total population, 1,477 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,434, 1,349 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,324, 1,022 single males, 884 single females, 439 married females, 439 married males, 270 males attending school, 201 females attending school, 85 adult females unable to read or write, 76 adult males unable to read or write, 58 male births, 56 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 43, 26 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 25, 16 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 224 females aged 5 to 10, 220 males aged 5 to 10, 190 single females aged 10 to 15, 171 married females aged 20 to 30, 166 single males aged 10 to 15, 158 single males aged 15 to 20, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 136 married males aged 20 to 30, 125 married males aged 30 to 40, 107 married females aged 30 to 40, 106 single females aged 15 to 20, 96 married males aged 40 to 50, 76 married females aged 40 to 50, 71 males aged 3 to 4, 69 females age 3 to 4, 67 males aged 2 to 3, 65 females aged 2 to 3, 61 single females aged 20 to 30, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 53 females aged 1 to 2, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,463 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 369 persons originating in England or Wales, 278 persons originating in Ireland, 222 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 205 persons originating in Scotland, 40 persons originating in the United States, 20 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 14 persons originating in France, 6 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. 4 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $344,594 value farms (dollars), 71,205 bushels of spring wheat, $66,019 value all livestock, 32,964 bushels of turnips, 28,107 pounds of homemade butter, 25,291 acres of land in farms, $19,377 value horses aged over 3 years, 16,779 bushels of oats, 15,573 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $12,714 value farm implements in dollars, 12,526 bushels of peas, 10,647 bushels of potatoes, 9,718 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,938 pounds of maple sugar, 7,183 acres of farmland under crops, 4,822 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,846 acres of spring wheat, 2,823 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2,478 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,016 sheep, 1,535 swine, 1,275 tons of hay, $999 value garden and orchard crops, 940 calves and heifers, 773 bushels of winter wheat, 766 milk cows, 658 acres of oats, 647 bushels of barley, 637 acres of peas, 548 barrels of pork, 420 bulls, oxen, or steers, 340 horses aged over 3 years, 339 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 323 pounds of flax or hemp, 320 occupants of farms, 297 acres of turnips, 200 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 175 acres of potatoes, 146 horses aged 3 years and under, 138 bushels of carrots, 120 gallons of cider, 105 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 71 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 67 bushels of corn, 57 acres of farmland in gardens, 53 acres of winter wheat, 41 barrels of beef, 27 pounds of hops, 21 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 2 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,903 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,195 yards of flannel, 147 yards of fulled cloth, $80 value carriages for hire (dollars), 65 carriages for pleasure, 50 yards of linen, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079015— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stephen-on079015-1861/.