Richmond, British Columbia (1901 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.260°N, 122.394°W.
Population
In 1901, Richmond had a population of 4,802: 3,460 male and 1,342 female residents.
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 New Westminster, 1891 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Richmond (pt), 1911 (10.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vancouver S, 1911 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hastings townsite, Vancouver c pt, 1911 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lot 301, Vancouver c pt, 1911 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Point Grey, 1911 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,802 total population, 3,460 males, 2,048 single males, 1,342 females, 1,338 married males, 1,090 families, 714 single females, 590 married females, 73 widowed males, 38 widowed females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,085 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 2,044,300 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn | 1824–1902 | died here |
| James Maria McGuckin | 1835–1903 | died here |
| David Howard Harrison | 1843–1905 | died here |
| George Ritchie Maxwell | 1857–1902 | died here |
| Frank Rogers | 1878–1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC002005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC002005— 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). "Richmond, British Columbia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/richmond-bc002005-1901/.