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 density was 6.8 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 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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 104 |
| Number of females | 222 |
| Number of males | 283 |
| Number of married females | 84 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 169 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| Total population | 505 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 131 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 324 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 103 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 186 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 199 |
| HAY TONS | 195 |
| OAT BU | 2,923 |
| PEA BU | 77 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 10,075 |
| RYE BU | 847 |
| Total area (acres) | 51,010 |
| WHT SP BU | 91 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 30 |
| AREA | 51,010 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 85 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FEMALE | 222 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 103 |
| INHABITED | 103 |
| MALE | 283 |
| MARRIED F | 84 |
| MARRIED M | 85 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 169 |
| POPULATION | 505 |
| ROOT BU | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 131 |
| SINGLE M | 193 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 324 |
| TUR BU | 8,365 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085010— 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/.