Clifford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Clifford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 469. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5132842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.972°N, 80.975°W.
Population
In 1921, Clifford, VL had a population of 469: 204 male and 265 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Clifford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 469 total population, 265 females in the population, 240 females born in Canada, 204 males in the population, 189 males born in Canada, 13 females born outside the British Empire, 12 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 195 persons of German origin, 107 persons of British origin (English), 81 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 73 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 142 Methodists, 133 Lutherans, 114 Presbyterians, 38 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 members of the Evangelical Association, 14 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152018— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clifford-vl-on152018-1921/.