Clifford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Clifford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 722. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5132842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.972°N, 80.975°W.
Population
In 1881, Clifford, Village had a population of 722: 358 male and 364 female residents. Population density was 719.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 722 |
| 1891 | 634 |
| 1901 | 608 |
| 1911 | 595 |
| 1921 | 469 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Minto, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clifford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 364 |
| Number of males | 358 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 265 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 722 |
| Total population | 722 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 219 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 221 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 440 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 147 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 177 |
| BAR BU | 685 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 685 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,588 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 788 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,733 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,631 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 765 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,205 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,980 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 147 |
| HAY TONS | 226 |
| OAT BU | 3,588 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,733 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,631 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 226 |
| WHT AC | 177 |
| WHT SP BU | 765 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,980 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 219 |
| C UNMD M | 221 |
| C UNMD TOT | 440 |
| D OCC | 135 |
| FEMALE | 364 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 135 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 358 |
| MD F | 133 |
| MD M | 132 |
| MD TOT | 265 |
| NUMBER CD | 153 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 788 |
| TUR BU | 5,205 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5132842
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford,_Ontario
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). "Clifford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clifford-village-on153004-1881/.