Richmond, Ontario (1871 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.310°N, 77.036°W.
Population
In 1871, Richmond had a population of 3,431: 1,745 male and 1,686 female residents. Population density was 40.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 624 |
| Number of females | 1,686 |
| Number of males | 1,745 |
| Number of married females | 574 |
| Number of married males | 569 |
| Number of married persons | 1,143 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| Total population | 3,431 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,039 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,136 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,175 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 623 |
| Number of occupied houses | 623 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 49,247 |
| BWT BU | 9,362 |
| CRN BU | 6,604 |
| HAY AC | 5,463 |
| HAY TONS | 4,228 |
| OAT BU | 26,534 |
| PEA BU | 16,937 |
| POT AC | 512 |
| POT BU | 40,880 |
| RYE BU | 9,532 |
| Total area (acres) | 52,220 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,153 |
| WHT WTR BU | 377 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,137 |
| AREA | 52,220 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 223 |
| CD | 63 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 624 |
| FEMALE | 1,686 |
| GRA BU | 477 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 623 |
| INHABITED | 623 |
| MALE | 1,745 |
| MARRIED F | 574 |
| MARRIED M | 569 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,143 |
| POPULATION | 3,431 |
| ROOT BU | 3,020 |
| SINGLE F | 1,039 |
| SINGLE M | 1,136 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,175 |
| TUR BU | 903 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 73 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063004— 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 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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-on063004-1871/.