Clifton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Clifton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.100°N, 79.075°W.
Population
In 1871, Clifton, Town—Ville had a population of 1,610: 799 male and 811 female residents. Population density was 622.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,292 |
| 1871 | 1,610 |
| 1881 | 2,347 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Clifton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 811 |
| Number of males | 799 |
| Number of married females | 259 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of married persons | 518 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| Total population | 1,610 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 517 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,041 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 268 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 93 |
| BWT BU | 56 |
| CRN BU | 952 |
| HAY AC | 194 |
| HAY TONS | 294 |
| OAT BU | 1,527 |
| PEA BU | 291 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 2,974 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 224 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,383 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 102 |
| AREA | 1,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 286 |
| FEMALE | 811 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 268 |
| INHABITED | 268 |
| MALE | 799 |
| MARRIED F | 259 |
| MARRIED M | 259 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 518 |
| POPULATION | 1,610 |
| ROOT BU | 539 |
| SINGLE F | 517 |
| SINGLE M | 524 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,041 |
| TUR BU | 96 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142012— 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 1871 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clifton-town-ville-on019012-1871/.