Stephen, Ontario (1921 census)
Stephen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,895. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.299°N, 81.621°W.
Population
In 1921, Stephen had a population of 2,895: 1,462 male and 1,433 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Stephen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,895 total population, 1,462 males in the population, 1,433 females in the population, 1,378 males born in Canada, 1,350 females born in Canada, 48 females born outside the British Empire, 46 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 38 males born outside the British Empire, 35 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,049 persons of German origin, 939 persons of British origin (English), 526 persons of British origin (Irish), 196 persons of French origin, 165 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 991 Methodists, 547 members of the Evangelical Association, 478 Presbyterians, 367 Roman Catholics, 221 Lutherans, 198 Anglicans (Church of England), 72 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Adventists, 7 Baptists, 2 Mennonites, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119011— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stephen-on119011-1921/.