Clifton, Quebec (1891 census)
Clifton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,840. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.233°N, 71.632°W.
Population
In 1891, Clifton had a population of 1,840: 996 male and 844 female residents. Population density was 17.2 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).
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 Ste. Edwidge de Clifton, 1901 (37.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Clifton, East & West—Est & Ouest, 1901 (62.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Clifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 349 |
| Number of families | 349 |
| Number of females | 844 |
| Number of males | 996 |
| Number of married females | 322 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 644 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 844 |
| POP M | 996 |
| POP TOT | 1,840 |
| Total population | 1,840 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,138 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,019 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 821 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 334 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 332 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 270 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 133 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 408 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,348 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,955 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,118 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,955 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,584 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,539 |
| Acres of oats | 938 |
| Acres of potatoes | 207 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 95 |
| BAR AC | 408 |
| BAR BU | 10,816 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,816 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,742 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,272 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 799 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,804 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,709 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,500 |
| BWT BU | 5,742 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 21 |
| CRN BU | 168 |
| HAY AC | 6,955 |
| HAY TONS | 6,584 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 661 |
| Number of chickens | 3,731 |
| Number of ducks | 83 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 311 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 192 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 298 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 543 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,092 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 332 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,594 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 202 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 2,589 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,548 |
| Number of swine | 650 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 569 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 938 |
| OAT BU | 25,272 |
| PEA BU | 799 |
| POT AC | 207 |
| POT BU | 35,804 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 47,349 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,165 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 96,825 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,584 |
| WHT AC | 95 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,709 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 95 |
| BEN BU | 123 |
| BUTTER LB | 96,825 |
| CATTLE KS | 661 |
| CHEESE LB | 47,349 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 492 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 646 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,138 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,165 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 298 |
| DUCKS | 83 |
| FAMILIES | 349 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,019 |
| GEESE | 192 |
| GRA BU | 64 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,731 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 543 |
| HOUSES | 334 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 270 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 133 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 332 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 322 |
| MD MALE | 322 |
| MD TOT | 644 |
| MILK COWS | 1,092 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 311 |
| OC TOT | 332 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,594 |
| OTHERS | 821 |
| SHEEP | 2,589 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,548 |
| SILOS | 21 |
| SUP AM | 18,584 |
| SUP FOR | 19,955 |
| SUP JV | 118 |
| SUP PAT | 8,348 |
| SUP SC | 10,118 |
| SUP TOT | 38,539 |
| SWINE | 650 |
| SWINE KS | 569 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 335 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 9,500 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 202 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clifton-qc150004-1891/.