Richmond Hill, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Richmond Hill, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q52998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.877°N, 79.450°W.
Population
In 1891, Richmond Hill, Village had a population of 743: 371 male and 372 female residents. Population density was 740.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 867 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1911 | 652 |
| 1921 | 1,055 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Richmond Hill, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 372 |
| Number of males | 371 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 372 |
| POP M | 371 |
| POP TOT | 743 |
| Total population | 743 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 201 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 419 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 743 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 43 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 128 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 89 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 96 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 736 |
| Acres of hay crops | 160 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 917 |
| Acres of land in farms | 941 |
| Acres of oats | 155 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR AC | 96 |
| BAR BU | 2,177 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,177 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,065 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,227 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 560 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 800 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 160 |
| HAY TONS | 233 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 5 |
| Number of chickens | 971 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 82 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 29 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 111 |
| Number of milk cows | 47 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 179 |
| Number of other cattle | 23 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 169 |
| Number of sheep | 22 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 11 |
| Number of swine | 120 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 169 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 155 |
| OAT BU | 5,065 |
| PEA BU | 1,080 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 2,227 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 99 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,652 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 233 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT FALL BU | 800 |
| WHT SP BU | 560 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,652 |
| CATTLE KS | 5 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 201 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 419 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 99 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 29 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 971 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 111 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES B | 43 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 119 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 128 |
| INF 11 A | 169 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 134 |
| MD TOT | 269 |
| MILK COWS | 47 |
| NAME CD | York, West-Ouest |
| OC F | 82 |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 179 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 23 |
| OTHERS | 743 |
| SHEEP | 22 |
| SHEEP KS | 11 |
| SUP AM | 917 |
| SUP FOR | 24 |
| SUP JV | 88 |
| SUP PAT | 93 |
| SUP SC | 736 |
| SUP TOT | 941 |
| SWINE | 120 |
| SWINE KS | 169 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 171 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,112 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q52998
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 Hill, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-hill-village-on133002-1891/.