Clifton, Quebec (1881 census)
Clifton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.233°N, 71.632°W.
Population
In 1881, Clifton had a population of 1,639: 877 male and 762 female residents. Population density was 15.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 380 |
| 1861 | 544 |
| 1871 | 1,263 |
| 1881 | 1,639 |
| 1891 | 1,840 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 293 |
| Number of families | 293 |
| Number of females | 762 |
| Number of males | 877 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 280 |
| Number of married persons | 557 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,639 |
| Total population | 1,639 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,040 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 287 |
| Number of occupied houses | 287 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,291 |
| Acres of potatoes | 215 |
| Acres of wheat | 273 |
| BAR BU | 5,089 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,089 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,423 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,316 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,256 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 686 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 930 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,860 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,450 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,849 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 294 |
| BWT BU | 6,423 |
| CRN BU | 315 |
| HAY AC | 5,291 |
| HAY TONS | 5,059 |
| OAT BU | 21,256 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 930 |
| POT AC | 215 |
| POT BU | 26,860 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,059 |
| WHT AC | 273 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,450 |
| WHT WTR BU | 294 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 465 |
| C UNMD M | 575 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,040 |
| D OCC | 287 |
| FEMALE | 762 |
| GRA BU | 1,316 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 287 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 877 |
| MD F | 277 |
| MD M | 280 |
| MD TOT | 557 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 686 |
| TUR BU | 7,849 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150004_1851— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clifton-qc054017-1881/.