Richmond (pt), British Columbia (1911–1921)
Richmond (pt) was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q236837, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Richmond in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 17,708 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Ewen | 1832–1907 | died here |
| William Henry Curran | 1843–1930 | died here |
| Charles Arnold Barber | 1848–1915 | died here |
| Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth) Herring | 1851–1916 | died here |
| Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune | 1855–1930 | died here |
| Julien-Augustin Bédard | 1858–1932 | died here |
| Charles Edward Doherty | 1873–1920 | died here |
| Joseph Mairs | 1892–1914 | died here |
| Terrance Stanley Fox | 1958–1981 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC213002— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q236837
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_(Colombie-Britannique)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.