Clifton, Quebec (1861 census)
Clifton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 544. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.233°N, 71.632°W.
Population
In 1861, Clifton had a population of 544.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 544 |
| 1871 | 1,263 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Clifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 544 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 388 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 77 persons originating in the United States, 48 persons originating in Ireland, 21 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $62,660 value farms (dollars), 28,445 pounds of maple sugar, $22,879 value all livestock, 16,849 bushels of oats, 13,696 acres of land in farms, 13,532 bushels of potatoes, 13,218 pounds of homemade butter, 10,092 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $6,950 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,580 bushels of buckwheat, 3,004 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,732 value farm implements in dollars, 2,572 acres of farmland under crops, 2,072 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,013 bushels of turnips, 1,893 bushels of barley, 1,643 bushels of spring wheat, 1,023 acres of farmland in pasture, 794 sheep, 769 tons of hay, 629 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 526 acres of oats, 379 calves and heifers, 364 bushels of rye, $220 value garden and orchard crops, 193 milk cows, 159 acres of buckwheat, 156 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 145 barrels of pork, 129 bushels of corn, 112 acres of spring wheat, 108 swine, 106 bulls, oxen, or steers, 96 occupants of farms, 91 horses aged over 3 years, 84 acres of barley, 78 acres of potatoes, 68 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 64 bushels of peas, 47 barrels of beef, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 19 acres of rye, 13 bushels of beans, 10 pounds of flax or hemp, 9 acres of farmland in gardens, 6 acres of corn, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of peas. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,221 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,412 yards of flannel, 896 yards of fulled cloth, 83 carriages for pleasure, 20 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142003_1861— 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clifton-qc016002-1861/.