Clifton, Quebec (1881 census)
Clifton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.233°N, 71.632°W.
Population
In 1881, Clifton had a population of 1,639: 877 male and 762 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 380 |
| 1861 | 544 |
| 1871 | 1,263 |
| 1881 | 1,639 |
| 1891 | 1,840 |
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, Clifton 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 1,639 total population, 877 males, 762 females, 557 married persons, 293 families, 280 married males, 277 married females, 42 widowed persons, 22 widowed males, 20 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,040 single persons under 18, 575 single males under 18, 465 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 287 inhabited houses, 287 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 26,860 bushels of potatoes, 21,256 bushels of oats, 7,849 bushels of turnips, 6,423 bushels of buckwheat, 5,291 acres of hay crops, 5,089 bushels of barley, 5,059 tons of hay, 3,450 bushels of spring wheat, 1,316 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 930 bushels of peas and beans, 686 bushels of other root crops, 315 bushels of corn, 294 bushels of winter wheat, 273 acres of wheat, 215 acres of potatoes, 76 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,639 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:
QC054017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150004— 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). "Clifton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clifton-qc054017-1881/.