Ste. Edwidge de Clifton, Quebec (1901 census)
Ste. Edwidge de Clifton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.203°N, 71.670°W.
Population
In 1901, Ste. Edwidge de Clifton had a population of 585: 322 male and 263 female residents. Population density was 14.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 585 |
| 1911 | 948 |
| 1921 | 882 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Clifton, 1891 (37.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ste. Edwidge de Clifton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 118 |
| Number of females | 263 |
| Number of males | 322 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of single females | 149 |
| Number of single males | 208 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP F | 263 |
| POP M | 322 |
| POP TOT | 585 |
| Total population | 585 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 108 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 26,416 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 26,416 |
| FAMILIES | 118 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| MARRIED F | 108 |
| MARRIED M | 111 |
| SINGLE F | 149 |
| SINGLE M | 208 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051014— 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 1901 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). "Ste. Edwidge de Clifton, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-edwidge-de-clifton-qc150017-1901/.