Richmond, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,880. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.078°N, 67.725°W.
Population
In 1891, Richmond had a population of 1,880: 974 male and 906 female residents. Population density was 18.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,342 |
| 1881 | 2,334 |
| 1891 | 1,880 |
| 1901 | 1,699 |
| 1911 | 1,470 |
| 1921 | 1,461 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 376 |
| Number of families | 376 |
| Number of females | 906 |
| Number of males | 974 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 323 |
| Number of married persons | 643 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP F | 906 |
| POP M | 974 |
| POP TOT | 1,880 |
| Total population | 1,880 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 518 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,138 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,876 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 375 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 375 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 339 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 205 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 375 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 279 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,796 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,571 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,169 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,995 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,244 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,815 |
| Acres of oats | 4,199 |
| Acres of potatoes | 602 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 236 |
| BAR AC | 78 |
| BAR BU | 2,115 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,115 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,065 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 123,541 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 81,730 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,438 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,038 |
| BWT BU | 14,065 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 9,995 |
| HAY TONS | 10,299 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 643 |
| Number of chickens | 5,719 |
| Number of ducks | 53 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 336 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 213 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 344 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 725 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,450 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 356 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,206 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 2,537 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,051 |
| Number of swine | 416 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 646 |
| Number of turkeys | 138 |
| OAT AC | 4,199 |
| OAT BU | 123,541 |
| PEA BU | 284 |
| POT AC | 602 |
| POT BU | 81,730 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 520 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,942 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,248 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 150,470 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,299 |
| WHT AC | 236 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,438 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 132 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 136 |
| BEN BU | 397 |
| BUTTER LB | 150,470 |
| CATTLE KS | 643 |
| CHEESE LB | 520 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 518 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 620 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,138 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,942 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 344 |
| DUCKS | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 376 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,248 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 213 |
| GRA BU | 105 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,719 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 725 |
| HOUSES | 375 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 339 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 205 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 375 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 320 |
| MD MALE | 323 |
| MD TOT | 643 |
| MILK COWS | 1,450 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 336 |
| OC TOT | 356 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,206 |
| OTHERS | 1,876 |
| SHEEP | 2,537 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,051 |
| SUP AM | 23,244 |
| SUP FOR | 25,571 |
| SUP JV | 279 |
| SUP PAT | 6,796 |
| SUP SC | 16,169 |
| SUP TOT | 48,815 |
| SWINE | 416 |
| SWINE KS | 646 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 375 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 4,038 |
| TURKEY | 138 |
| WID FEM | 68 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365875
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Richmond
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, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/richmond-nb012006-1891/.