Clifton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Clifton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,347. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1101352. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.100°N, 79.075°W.
Population
In 1881, Clifton, Town—Ville had a population of 2,347: 1,127 male and 1,220 female residents.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Niagara Falls, Town—Ville, 1891 (61.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Niagara Falls, Town—Ville, 1891 (38.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clifton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,347 total population, 1,220 females, 1,127 males, 795 married persons, 451 families, 398 married females, 397 married males, 101 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,451 single persons under 18, 754 single females under 18, 697 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 439 inhabited houses, 439 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,843 bushels of oats, 2,798 bushels of potatoes, 2,329 bushels of winter wheat, 2,013 bushels of corn, 1,975 bushels of other root crops, 218 tons of hay, 175 acres of hay crops, 130 bushels of barley, 95 acres of wheat, 90 bushels of rye, 85 bushels of turnips, 26 acres of potatoes, 4 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,347 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1101352
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). "Clifton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clifton-town-ville-on142012-1881/.