Stephen, Ontario (1881 census)
Stephen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,504. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.299°N, 81.621°W.
Population
In 1881, Stephen had a population of 4,504: 2,334 male and 2,170 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Stephen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,504 total population, 2,334 males, 2,170 females, 1,404 married persons, 815 families, 702 married females, 702 married males, 126 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 44 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,974 single persons under 18, 1,588 single males under 18, 1,386 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 800 inhabited houses, 800 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 146,992 bushels of winter wheat, 121,630 bushels of oats, 54,832 bushels of turnips, 43,211 bushels of potatoes, 41,929 bushels of barley, 20,810 bushels of other root crops, 10,637 bushels of corn, 8,036 acres of wheat, 4,696 bushels of spring wheat, 3,973 tons of hay, 3,527 acres of hay crops, 3,495 bushels of peas and beans, 509 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 346 acres of potatoes, 258 bushels of buckwheat, 210 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,504 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON173001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stephen-on173001-1881/.