Richmond, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,342. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.078°N, 67.725°W.
Population
In 1871, Richmond had a population of 2,342: 1,260 male and 1,082 female residents. Population density was 22.7 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 410 |
| Number of females | 1,082 |
| Number of males | 1,260 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 731 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| Total population | 2,342 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 672 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 867 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,539 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 389 |
| Number of occupied houses | 398 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 200 |
| BWT BU | 23,432 |
| CRN BU | 242 |
| HAY AC | 5,515 |
| HAY TONS | 5,300 |
| OAT BU | 124,173 |
| PEA BU | 890 |
| POT AC | 551 |
| POT BU | 104,289 |
| RYE BU | 47 |
| Total area (acres) | 52,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,759 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 248 |
| AREA | 52,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 736 |
| CD | 180 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 410 |
| FEMALE | 1,082 |
| GRA BU | 273 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 398 |
| INHABITED | 389 |
| MALE | 1,260 |
| MARRIED F | 365 |
| MARRIED M | 366 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 731 |
| POPULATION | 2,342 |
| ROOT BU | 385 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 672 |
| SINGLE M | 867 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,539 |
| TUR BU | 4,621 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB180002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/richmond-nb180002-1871/.