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 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 451 |
| Number of families | 451 |
| Number of females | 1,220 |
| Number of males | 1,127 |
| Number of married females | 398 |
| Number of married males | 397 |
| Number of married persons | 795 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP TOT | 2,347 |
| Total population | 2,347 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 754 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 697 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,451 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 439 |
| Number of occupied houses | 439 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 175 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 95 |
| BAR BU | 130 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,013 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,843 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,975 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,798 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,329 |
| CRN BU | 2,013 |
| HAY AC | 175 |
| HAY TONS | 218 |
| OAT BU | 2,843 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,798 |
| RYE BU | 90 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 218 |
| WHT AC | 95 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,329 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 754 |
| C UNMD M | 697 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,451 |
| D OCC | 439 |
| FEMALE | 1,220 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 439 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 1,127 |
| MD F | 398 |
| MD M | 397 |
| MD TOT | 795 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,975 |
| TUR BU | 85 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
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: 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 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/.