Richmond, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Richmond, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,056. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.666°N, 72.139°W.
Population
In 1891, Richmond, Village had a population of 2,056: 1,032 male and 1,024 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 715 |
| 1881 | 1,571 |
| 1891 | 2,056 |
| 1901 | 2,057 |
| 1911 | 2,175 |
| 1921 | 2,450 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Richmond, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,056 total population, 1,032 males, 1,024 females, 705 married persons, 401 families, 353 married females, 352 married males, 67 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,284 single persons under 18, 657 single males under 18, 627 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,159 persons who are not French Canadian, 897 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 387 houses, 387 occupied houses, 269 houses of 1 story, 241 houses built of wood, 197 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 146 houses built of brick, 105 houses of 2 stories, 62 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 3 stories, 12 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,999 pounds of homemade butter, 5,782 acres of land in farms, 3,643 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,139 acres of improved land in farms, 1,376 acres of farmland under crops, 1,313 bushels of potatoes, 1,186 chickens, 1,101 bushels of oats, 776 bushels of barley, 752 acres of farmland in pasture, 694 tons of hay, 605 acres of hay crops, 385 bushels of turnips, 326 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 203 swine slaughtered or sold, 190 horses aged over 3 years, 171 milk cows, 105 swine, 73 sheep slaughtered or sold, 67 sheep, 62 cattle killed or sold, 50 farm occupants who own their land, 50 occupants of farms, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 acres of oats, 41 acres of barley, 41 other cattle, 24 ducks, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 other fowl, 13 acres of potatoes, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 oxen, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Roe | 1829–1909 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139694
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Richmond, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/richmond-village-qc182010-1891/.