Richmond Hill, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Richmond Hill, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 867. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q52998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.877°N, 79.450°W.
Population
In 1881, Richmond Hill, VL had a population of 867: 434 male and 433 female residents.
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).
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 Vaughan, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Richmond Hill, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 867 total population, 434 males, 433 females, 265 married persons, 179 families, 135 married females, 130 married males, 48 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 554 single persons under 18, 289 single males under 18, 265 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 176 inhabited houses, 176 occupied houses, 11 houses under construction, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,040 bushels of oats, 4,109 bushels of potatoes, 2,660 bushels of barley, 1,907 bushels of other root crops, 919 bushels of turnips, 823 bushels of spring wheat, 704 bushels of peas and beans, 646 bushels of winter wheat, 358 tons of hay, 233 acres of hay crops, 143 acres of wheat, 33 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Lyon | 1858–1938 | born here |
| A. E. (Albert Edward) McPhillips | 1861–1938 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 867 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136001— 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 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 Hill, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-hill-vl-on136001-1881/.