Richmond, Village, Quebec (1901 census)
Richmond, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,057. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.666°N, 72.139°W.
Population
In 1901, Richmond, Village had a population of 2,057: 983 male and 1,074 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Richmond, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,057 total population, 1,074 females, 983 males, 671 single females, 604 single males, 405 families, 361 married females, 358 married males, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 391 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 900 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901, 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:
QC187009— 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 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). "Richmond, Village, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/richmond-village-qc187009-1901/.