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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,461 total population, 771 males in the population, 690 females in the population, 684 males born in Canada, 614 females born in Canada, 53 females born outside the British Empire, 46 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 41 males born outside the British Empire, 23 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 668 persons of British origin (Irish), 417 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 306 persons of British origin (English), 48 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of French origin, 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 388 Presbyterians, 329 Baptists, 285 Anglicans (Church of England), 222 Methodists, 211 Roman Catholics, 21 Adventists, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.