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. Population density was 6.0 people per square mile.
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 South Vancouver, 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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 1,090 |
| Number of females | 1,342 |
| Number of males | 3,460 |
| Number of married females | 590 |
| Number of married males | 1,338 |
| Number of single females | 714 |
| Number of single males | 2,048 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 73 |
| POP F | 1,342 |
| POP M | 3,460 |
| POP TOT | 4,802 |
| Total population | 4,802 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,085 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,044,300 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,044,300 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,090 |
| HOUSES | 1,085 |
| MARRIED F | 590 |
| MARRIED M | 1,338 |
| SINGLE F | 714 |
| SINGLE M | 2,048 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 73 |
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/.