Clifton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Clifton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,017. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5133140. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.296°N, 63.412°W.
Population
In 1891, Clifton had a population of 1,017: 530 male and 487 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Clifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 214 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 487 |
| Number of males | 530 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 341 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 487 |
| POP M | 530 |
| POP TOT | 1,017 |
| Total population | 1,017 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 346 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 620 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,017 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 200 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 189 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,669 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,332 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,454 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,244 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,169 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,501 |
| Acres of oats | 321 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 2,073 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,073 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,121 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,553 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,004 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,347 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 1,121 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 56 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 2,244 |
| HAY TONS | 3,519 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 211 |
| Number of chickens | 2,021 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 208 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 153 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 74 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 234 |
| Number of milk cows | 487 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 215 |
| Number of other cattle | 653 |
| Number of oxen | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 996 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 382 |
| Number of swine | 131 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of turkeys | 98 |
| OAT AC | 321 |
| OAT BU | 10,553 |
| PEA BU | 167 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 37,004 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,888 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 745 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,065 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,519 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 122 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 78 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,065 |
| CATTLE KS | 211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 274 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 346 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 620 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,888 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 74 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 745 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 153 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,021 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 234 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 189 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 200 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 174 |
| MD MALE | 167 |
| MD TOT | 341 |
| MILK COWS | 487 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 208 |
| OC TOT | 215 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 653 |
| OTHERS | 1,017 |
| SHEEP | 996 |
| SHEEP KS | 382 |
| SILOS | 56 |
| SUP AM | 7,169 |
| SUP FOR | 10,332 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 2,669 |
| SUP SC | 4,454 |
| SUP TOT | 17,501 |
| SWINE | 131 |
| SWINE KS | 121 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR AC | 49 |
| TUR BU | 18,347 |
| TURKEY | 98 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029004— 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
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clifton-ns029004-1891/.