Richmond, Ontario (1851 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in Lennox County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 77.033°W.
Population
In 1851, Richmond had a population of 4,071: 2,103 male and 1,968 female residents. Population density was 46.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,071 |
| 1861 | 3,450 |
| 1871 | 3,431 |
| 1881 | 3,241 |
| 1891 | 2,898 |
| 1901 | 2,563 |
| 1911 | 2,242 |
| 1921 | 2,104 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Napanee, Town—Ville, 1861 (3.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 385 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 448 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 34 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,878 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 90 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,983 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 72 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 120 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 2 |
| Number of families | 448 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 56 |
| Number of females | 1,968 |
| Number of females attending school | 306 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 44 |
| Number of males | 2,103 |
| Number of males attending school | 351 |
| Number of married females | 643 |
| Number of married males | 643 |
| Number of single females | 1,260 |
| Number of single males | 1,437 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| POP | 4,071 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,968 |
| POP MX N.1 | 2,103 |
| POP XX N.1 | 4,071 |
| Total population | 4,071 |
Age structure (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 63 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 68 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 58 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 66 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 312 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 12 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 87 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 79 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 78 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 69 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 71 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 309 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 19 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 74 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 235 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 159 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 122 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 59 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 31 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 147 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 201 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 139 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 84 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 50 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 232 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 234 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 105 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 18 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 247 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 224 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 200 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 48 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 14 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 28 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 2,970 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 152 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 589 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 67 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 257 |
Agriculture (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 609 |
| Acres of corn | 373 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 200 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,763 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,691 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,960 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 15,923 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,618 |
| Acres of oats | 1,820 |
| Acres of peas | 1,734 |
| Acres of potatoes | 300 |
| Acres of rye | 1,366 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,661 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 733 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 272 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,646 |
| BEEF BAR | 272 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,955 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,586 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,907 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21,682 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,386 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15,345 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 641 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 9,215 |
| BWT AC | 609 |
| BWT BU | 10,955 |
| CRN AC | 373 |
| CRN BU | 8,586 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 805 |
| HAY TONS | 3,140 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 952 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,402 |
| Number of horses | 1,050 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,582 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 405 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 194 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 48 |
| Number of sheep | 5,383 |
| Number of swine | 2,692 |
| OAT AC | 1,820 |
| OAT BU | 43,907 |
| PEA AC | 1,734 |
| PEA BU | 21,682 |
| PORK BAR | 1,646 |
| POT AC | 300 |
| POT BU | 10,386 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,901 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 108,321 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 8,510 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,348 |
| RYE AC | 1,366 |
| RYE BU | 15,345 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,140 |
| WHT AC | 1,661 |
| WHT BU | 9,215 |
| WOOL LBS | 13,348 |
Manufacturing & industry (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 60,000 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 2,480,000 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 10 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 8 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 41 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 7 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 7 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 4 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 4 |
| Number of woollen factories | 1 |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | 1 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 70 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 3,500 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 1,370 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 750 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 8,409 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,914 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 86 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 6 |
Deaths & mortality (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 16 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 11 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 27 |
Other recorded variables (172 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 108,321 |
| BEN BU | 150 |
| BOV | 952 |
| C F BAR | 6 |
| C H | 1,402 |
| C LBS | 4,901 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 2,103 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,968 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 4,071 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,983 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 60,000 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,878 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 120 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 90 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 72 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 34 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 4 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C110 BTWN 90 AND 100 F S | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 44 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 19 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 12 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 643 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,437 |
| C128 WID MALE | 23 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 2,103 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 56 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 3,500 |
| C130 MD FEM | 643 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,260 |
| C132 WID FEM | 65 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,968 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 4,071 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 11 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 16 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 27 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 8 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 74 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 351 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 306 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 2 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 2 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 87 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 7 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 7 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 79 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 4 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 68 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 2,480,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 78 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 58 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 3 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 69 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 70 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 63 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 4 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 1,370 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 41 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 71 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 66 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 309 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 312 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 247 |
| C39 WF NO | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 232 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 224 |
| C45 WF NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 30 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 234 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 147 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 200 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 235 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 105 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 8 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 201 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 48 |
| C59 F RETURNS | 1 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 6 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 159 |
| C61 F PRODUCE | 750 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 18 |
| C62 F HANDS | 10 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 13 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 139 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 14 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 122 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 8 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 84 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 6 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 59 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 13 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 50 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 5 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 31 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 12 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 18 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 7 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CAR BU | 301 |
| CD NAME | Lennox |
| CID GAL | 805 |
| CROP | 10,960 |
| CULT | 15,923 |
| DE NL | 2 |
| ENG WLS | 152 |
| FC YRDS | 2,914 |
| FLAN YRDS | 8,409 |
| FLX LBS | 190 |
| FREN ORIG | 28 |
| GARDEN | 200 |
| GRA BU | 68 |
| HELD | 41,618 |
| HOP LBS | 20 |
| HORSE | 1,050 |
| IRE | 589 |
| LIN YRDS | 86 |
| LINE NO | 190 |
| M COWS | 1,582 |
| MPLS LBS | 8,510 |
| MW BU | 32 |
| NB | 6 |
| NOT FRN | 2,970 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 76 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 65 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 194 |
| O OVR 200 | 19 |
| O UNDR 10 | 48 |
| PASTURE | 4,763 |
| SCOT | 67 |
| SHEEP | 5,383 |
| SWINE | 2,692 |
| TOT O | 405 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 641 |
| US | 257 |
| WOOD | 27,694 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON021003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-on021003-1851/.