Richmond, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,334. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.078°N, 67.725°W.
Population
In 1881, Richmond had a population of 2,334: 1,201 male and 1,133 female residents. Population density was 22.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 447 |
| Number of families | 447 |
| Number of females | 1,133 |
| Number of males | 1,201 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 378 |
| Number of married persons | 755 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP TOT | 2,334 |
| Total population | 2,334 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 689 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 788 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,477 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 437 |
| Number of occupied houses | 439 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,207 |
| Acres of potatoes | 618 |
| Acres of wheat | 614 |
| BAR BU | 243 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16,614 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 129,441 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 593 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 851 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 116,617 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,670 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,158 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 211 |
| BWT BU | 16,614 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 7,207 |
| HAY TONS | 7,073 |
| OAT BU | 129,441 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 851 |
| POT AC | 618 |
| POT BU | 116,617 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,073 |
| WHT AC | 614 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,670 |
| WHT WTR BU | 211 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 689 |
| C UNMD M | 788 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,477 |
| D OCC | 439 |
| FEMALE | 1,133 |
| GRA BU | 186 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 437 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 1,201 |
| MD F | 377 |
| MD M | 378 |
| MD TOT | 755 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 593 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 3,158 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/richmond-nb031002-1881/.