Clifton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Clifton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,102. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.296°N, 63.412°W.
Population
In 1881, Clifton had a population of 1,102: 569 male and 533 female residents. Population density was 27.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,102 |
| 1891 | 1,017 |
| 1901 | 887 |
| 1911 | 793 |
| 1921 | 919 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 210 |
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of females | 533 |
| Number of males | 569 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 350 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,102 |
| Total population | 1,102 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 381 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 712 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 203 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,110 |
| Acres of potatoes | 245 |
| Acres of wheat | 290 |
| BAR BU | 368 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,848 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,353 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,750 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,267 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,745 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,195 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 1,848 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 2,110 |
| HAY TONS | 3,316 |
| OAT BU | 9,353 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 148 |
| POT AC | 245 |
| POT BU | 51,267 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,316 |
| WHT AC | 290 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,745 |
| WHT WTR BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 331 |
| C UNMD M | 381 |
| C UNMD TOT | 712 |
| D OCC | 204 |
| FEMALE | 533 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 203 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 569 |
| MD F | 174 |
| MD M | 176 |
| MD TOT | 350 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,750 |
| TUR BU | 6,195 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007004— 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, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clifton-ns019015-1881/.