Clifton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Clifton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 793. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.296°N, 63.412°W.
Population
In 1911, Clifton had a population of 793: 425 male and 368 female residents. Population density was 19.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Clifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 887 |
| POP F | 368 |
| POP M | 425 |
| POP TOT | 793 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 61 |
| BAPTISTS | 206 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 228 |
| BRIT IRISH | 240 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 284 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 171 |
| F MARRIED | 151 |
| F SINGLE | 193 |
| F WIDOWED | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| INDIAN | 16 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 151 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 258 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 506 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 11 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clifton-ns041004-1911/.