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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,017 total population, 530 males, 487 females, 341 married persons, 214 families, 174 married females, 167 married males, 56 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 620 single persons under 18, 346 single males under 18, 274 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,017 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 200 houses, 200 houses built of wood, 200 occupied houses, 189 houses of 1 story, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,004 bushels of potatoes, 30,065 pounds of homemade butter, 18,347 bushels of turnips, 17,501 acres of land in farms, 10,553 bushels of oats, 10,332 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,169 acres of improved land in farms, 4,454 acres of farmland under crops, 3,519 tons of hay, 2,888 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,669 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,244 acres of hay crops, 2,073 bushels of barley, 2,021 chickens, 1,121 bushels of buckwheat, 996 sheep, 745 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 653 other cattle, 487 milk cows, 382 sheep slaughtered or sold, 321 acres of oats, 234 horses aged over 3 years, 215 occupants of farms, 211 cattle killed or sold, 208 farm occupants who own their land, 186 acres of potatoes, 167 bushels of peas, 153 geese, 131 swine, 122 bushels of spring wheat, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 98 turkeys, 78 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 73 oxen, 57 acres of barley, Capacity of silos (tons): 56, 49 acres of turnips, 47 bushels of beans, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 ducks, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 7 acres of wheat, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton,_Nova_Scotia
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/.