Clifford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Clifford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 595. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5132842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.972°N, 80.975°W.
Population
In 1911, Clifford, VL had a population of 595: 253 male and 342 female residents. Population density was 762.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Clifford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 762.82 population per square mile, 595 total population, 500 area in acres, 342 females in the population, 253 males in the population, 187 single (never-married) females, 153 families, 131 single (never-married) males, 122 married females, 120 married males, 33 widowed females, 2 widowed males, 0.78 area in square miles. 608 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 297 persons of German origin, 109 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 108 persons of British origin (English), 74 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of Swiss origin, 2 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 165 Lutherans, 156 Methodists, 129 Presbyterians, 58 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 37 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Brethren, 11 Baptists, 10 Roman Catholics, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 153 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133011— 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 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). "Clifford, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clifford-vl-on133011-1911/.