Stephenson. Brunel, Ontario (1881 census)
Stephenson. Brunel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,604. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.242°N, 79.246°W.
Population
In 1881, Stephenson. Brunel had a population of 1,604: 834 male and 770 female residents. Population density was 10.6 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Stephenson, 1871 (49.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Stephenson. Brunel shared boundaries with:
- Chaffey, Perry, Bethune, Proudfoot
- Franklin, Sinclair
- Macauly, Bracebridge, Village
- Mclean, Ridout
- McMurrich & Stisted
- Monck
- Watt, Cardwell
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 285 |
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 770 |
| Number of males | 834 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 268 |
| Number of married persons | 537 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 1,604 |
| Total population | 1,604 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 488 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 554 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,042 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 284 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,543 |
| Acres of potatoes | 236 |
| Acres of wheat | 490 |
| BAR BU | 747 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 747 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 821 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,061 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,561 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,910 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,482 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,467 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 477 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,398 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,241 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| BWT BU | 821 |
| CRN BU | 1,061 |
| HAY AC | 2,543 |
| HAY TONS | 2,257 |
| OAT BU | 27,561 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,482 |
| POT AC | 236 |
| POT BU | 28,467 |
| RYE BU | 477 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,257 |
| WHT AC | 490 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,398 |
| WHT WTR BU | 88 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 488 |
| C UNMD M | 554 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,042 |
| D OCC | 285 |
| FEMALE | 770 |
| GRA BU | 97 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 284 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| MALE | 834 |
| MD F | 269 |
| MD M | 268 |
| MD TOT | 537 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,910 |
| TUR BU | 27,241 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131010— 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 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). "Stephenson. Brunel, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stephenson-brunel-on131010-1881/.