Richmond, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,461. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.078°N, 67.725°W.
Population
In 1921, Richmond had a population of 1,461: 771 male and 690 female residents. Population density was 14.2 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 690 |
| POP M | 771 |
| POP TOT | 1,461 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 21 |
| ANGLICANS | 285 |
| BAPTISTS | 329 |
| BRIT BORN F | 23 |
| BRIT BORN M | 46 |
| BRIT ENG | 306 |
| BRIT IRISH | 668 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 417 |
| CAN BORN F | 614 |
| CAN BORN M | 684 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 48 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 53 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 41 |
| METHODISTS | 222 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 388 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 211 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023006— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/richmond-nb023006-1921/.