Clifford, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Clifford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 634. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5132842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.972°N, 80.975°W.
Population
In 1891, Clifford, VL had a population of 634: 330 male and 304 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Clifford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 634 total population, 330 males, 304 females, 218 married persons, 121 families, 109 married females, 109 married males, 16 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 400 single persons under 18, 214 single males under 18, 186 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 634 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 121 houses, 121 occupied houses, 101 houses built of wood, 94 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 2 stories, 17 houses built of brick, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,990 pounds of homemade butter, 4,620 bushels of turnips, 3,581 bushels of potatoes, 2,930 bushels of oats, 1,102 bushels of peas, 1,005 bushels of winter wheat, 986 chickens, 905 acres of land in farms, 644 acres of improved land in farms, 427 acres of farmland under crops, 403 bushels of spring wheat, 310 bushels of barley, 261 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 225 tons of hay, 177 swine, 171 acres of hay crops, 157 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 156 acres of farmland in pasture, 130 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 126 occupants of farms, 117 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 97 milk cows, 94 acres of oats, 94 geese, 86 farm occupants who own their land, 82 acres of wheat, 78 horses aged over 3 years, 64 swine slaughtered or sold, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 sheep, 44 other cattle, 40 farm occupants who rent their land, 40 turkeys, 32 acres of potatoes, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 sheep slaughtered or sold, 20 ducks, 16 cattle killed or sold, 15 acres of barley, 10 acres of turnips, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127004— 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 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). "Clifford, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clifford-vl-on127004-1891/.