Clifton, Quebec (1851 census)
Clifton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 380. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.233°N, 71.632°W.
Population
In 1851, Clifton had a population of 380: 205 male and 175 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Clifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 380 total population, 205 males, Male members of the family who are present: 197, 175 females, Female members of the family who are present: 167, 140 single males, 107 single females, 67 males attending school, 66 families, 60 married females, 60 married males, 37 females attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 15, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, Males present who are not members of the family: 8, 8 widowed females, 6 male births, 5 female births, 5 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 3. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 42 males aged 5 to 10, 30 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 single females aged 15 to 20, 23 single males aged 15 to 20, 21 single females aged 10 to 15, 18 females aged 5 to 10, 18 married males aged 40 to 50, 17 married females aged 20 to 30, 16 single males aged 20 to 30, 15 married males aged 20 to 30, 14 married females aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 married males aged 30 to 40, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 males aged 1 to 2, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 6 males under age 1, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 females under age 1, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 264 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 50 persons originating in Ireland, 44 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 63,175 pounds of maple sugar, 7,783 acres of land in farms, 7,205 pounds of homemade butter, 5,534 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,748 bushels of oats, 2,249 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,214 bushels of potatoes, 1,785 bushels of buckwheat, 1,750 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,423 acres of farmland under crops, 1,414 bushels of wheat, 1,291 pounds of wool produced on farms, 853 tons of hay, 822 acres of farmland in pasture, 492 sheep, 457 bushels of rye, 427 bushels of barley, 192 bulls, oxen, or steers, 187 bushels of turnips, 155 calves and heifers, 148 milk cows, 132 acres of wheat, 131 occupants of farms, 112 bushels of corn, 101 acres of oats, 90 horses, 85 swine, 84 acres of buckwheat, 82 barrels of pork, 81 pounds of flax or hemp, 76 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 70 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 acres of potatoes, 33 acres of rye, 27 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 25 acres of barley, 23 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 bushels of beans, 8 acres of corn, 8 barrels of beef, 8 bushels of peas, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 1,222 yards of flannel, $300 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 279 yards of fulled cloth, 56 yards of linen, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 saw mills returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries reporting, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076002— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clifton-qc076002-1851/.