Richmond, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,470. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.078°N, 67.725°W.
Population
In 1911, Richmond had a population of 1,470: 758 male and 712 female residents. Population density was 13.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,634 area in acres, 1,470 total population, 758 males in the population, 712 females in the population, 450 single (never-married) males, 373 single (never-married) females, 336 families, 271 married males, 270 married females, 107.24 area in square miles, 69 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 13.71 population per square mile, 2 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 1,699 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 795 persons of British origin (Irish), 343 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 283 persons of British origin (English), 37 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 408 Presbyterians, 285 Methodists, 284 Roman Catholics, 250 Anglicans (Church of England), 221 Baptists, 15 Adventists, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 335 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/richmond-nb025006-1911/.