Stephenson, Ontario (1871 census)
Stephenson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.221°N, 79.327°W.
Population
In 1871, Stephenson had a population of 505: 283 male and 222 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 505 |
| 1901 | 1,249 |
| 1911 | 1,178 |
| 1921 | 995 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (10.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Stephenson. Brunel, 1881 (49.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Stephenson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 505 total population, 283 males, 222 females, 169 married persons, 104 families, 85 married males, 84 married females, 12 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 324 single persons under 18, 193 single males under 18, 131 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 103 inhabited houses, 103 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 51,010 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129019— 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 1871 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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stephenson-on085010-1871/.