Stephen, Ontario (1891 census)
Stephen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,271. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.299°N, 81.621°W.
Population
In 1891, Stephen had a population of 4,271: 2,192 male and 2,079 female residents. Population density was 43.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stephen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 834 |
| Number of families | 834 |
| Number of females | 2,079 |
| Number of males | 2,192 |
| Number of married females | 698 |
| Number of married males | 701 |
| Number of married persons | 1,399 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 64 |
| Number of widowed persons | 172 |
| POP F | 2,079 |
| POP M | 2,192 |
| POP TOT | 4,271 |
| Total population | 4,271 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,273 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,427 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,700 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 114 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,157 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 825 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 182 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 641 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 764 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 157 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 366 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 826 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,961 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 767 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,797 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,656 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,363 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,586 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,927 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,583 |
| Acres of oats | 5,997 |
| Acres of potatoes | 321 |
| Acres of turnips | 201 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,094 |
| BAR AC | 1,961 |
| BAR BU | 43,580 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 43,580 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,738 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,152 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 168,579 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36,208 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,532 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,292 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 62,937 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 103,435 |
| BWT BU | 295 |
| CRN BU | 4,152 |
| HAY AC | 6,586 |
| HAY TONS | 10,260 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,682 |
| Number of chickens | 25,024 |
| Number of ducks | 478 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 633 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 158 |
| Number of geese | 866 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 898 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,534 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,824 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 795 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,768 |
| Number of other fowl | 60 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 190 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 268 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 223 |
| Number of sheep | 3,225 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,945 |
| Number of swine | 2,376 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,599 |
| Number of turkeys | 338 |
| OAT AC | 5,997 |
| OAT BU | 168,579 |
| PEA BU | 36,208 |
| POT AC | 321 |
| POT BU | 23,532 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,585 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,876 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,285 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 147,059 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,260 |
| WHT AC | 6,094 |
| WHT FALL BU | 103,435 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,292 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 190 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 268 |
| BEN BU | 80 |
| BUTTER LB | 147,059 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,682 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,585 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,273 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,427 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,700 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,876 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 898 |
| DUCKS | 478 |
| FAMILIES | 834 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,285 |
| FRN CA | 114 |
| GEESE | 866 |
| GRA BU | 1,738 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,024 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,534 |
| HOUSES | 825 |
| HOUSES B | 182 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 94 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 157 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 764 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 366 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 105 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 641 |
| INF 11 A | 223 |
| MD FEM | 698 |
| MD MALE | 701 |
| MD TOT | 1,399 |
| MILK COWS | 1,824 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, North—Nord |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 158 |
| OC P | 633 |
| OC TOT | 795 |
| OTHER FOWL | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,768 |
| OTHERS | 4,157 |
| SHEEP | 3,225 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,945 |
| SUP AM | 40,927 |
| SUP FOR | 11,656 |
| SUP JV | 767 |
| SUP PAT | 9,797 |
| SUP SC | 30,363 |
| SUP TOT | 52,583 |
| SWINE | 2,376 |
| SWINE KS | 2,599 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 826 |
| TUR AC | 201 |
| TUR BU | 62,937 |
| TURKEY | 338 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 108 |
| WID MALE | 64 |
| WID TOT | 172 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091007— 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 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). "Stephen, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stephen-on091007-1891/.