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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,880 total population, 974 males, 906 females, 643 married persons, 376 families, 323 married males, 320 married females, 99 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,138 single persons under 18, 620 single males under 18, 518 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,876 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 375 houses, 375 houses built of wood, 375 occupied houses, 339 houses of 1 story, 205 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 36 houses of 2 stories, 21 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 150,470 pounds of homemade butter, 123,541 bushels of oats, 81,730 bushels of potatoes, 48,815 acres of land in farms, 25,571 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,244 acres of improved land in farms, 16,169 acres of farmland under crops, 14,065 bushels of buckwheat, 10,299 tons of hay, 9,995 acres of hay crops, 7,248 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 6,796 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,942 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,719 chickens, 4,438 bushels of spring wheat, 4,199 acres of oats, 4,038 bushels of turnips, 2,537 sheep, 2,115 bushels of barley, 2,051 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,450 milk cows, 1,206 other cattle, 725 horses aged over 3 years, 646 swine slaughtered or sold, 643 cattle killed or sold, 602 acres of potatoes, 520 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 416 swine, 397 bushels of beans, 356 occupants of farms, 344 horses aged 3 years and under, 336 farm occupants who own their land, 284 bushels of peas, 279 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 236 acres of wheat, 213 geese, 138 turkeys, 136 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 132 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 105 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 78 acres of barley, 53 ducks, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 acres of turnips, 12 oxen, 8 bushels of corn, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.