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Clifton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1861–1881)
Clifton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in 3 censuses between 1861 and 1881. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q1101352, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Stamford in 1861
Descendant places
- later split into Niagara Falls, Town—Ville in 1891
- later split into Niagara Falls, Town—Ville in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,292 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 1,610 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,347 | View 1881 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142012— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q1101352
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.