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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5133140. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,102 total population, 569 males, 533 females, 350 married persons, 210 families, 176 married males, 174 married females, 40 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 712 single persons under 18, 381 single males under 18, 331 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 204 occupied houses, 203 inhabited houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 51,267 bushels of potatoes, 9,353 bushels of oats, 6,750 bushels of other root crops, 6,195 bushels of turnips, 4,745 bushels of spring wheat, 3,316 tons of hay, 2,110 acres of hay crops, 1,848 bushels of buckwheat, 368 bushels of barley, 290 acres of wheat, 245 acres of potatoes, 148 bushels of peas and beans, 50 bushels of winter wheat, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,102 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:
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: Q5133140
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton,_Nova_Scotia
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/.