Richmond, Ontario (1861 census)

Richmond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.310°N, 77.036°W.

Population

In 1861, Richmond had a population of 3,450: 1,733 male and 1,717 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:

• Camden
• Frederichsburgh
• Hungerford
• Napanee, T-V
• Tyendinaga

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,450 total population, 1,733 males, 1,717 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,641, Female members of the family who are present: 1,636, 1,095 single males, 1,075 single females, 613 married males, 595 married females, 360 males attending school, 328 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 92, 82 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 81, 70 female births, 47 widowed females, 29 adult females unable to read or write, 29 adult males unable to read or write, 25 widowed males, 5 deaf and dumb males, 4 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 211 females aged 5 to 10, 198 single females aged 15 to 20, 196 married females aged 20 to 30, 194 single males aged 10 to 15, 190 single females aged 10 to 15, 190 single males aged 15 to 20, 186 single males aged 20 to 30, 175 married females aged 30 to 40, 173 single females aged 20 to 30, 170 married males aged 30 to 40, 168 males aged 5 to 10, 156 married males aged 40 to 50, 140 married males aged 20 to 30, 125 married females aged 40 to 50, 76 married males aged 50 to 60, 69 males aged 2 to 3, 67 females aged 1 to 2, 65 males aged 4 to 5, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 51 males aged 1 to 2, 48 females aged 4 to 5, 46 married males aged 60 to 70, 45 females age 3 to 4, 44 females aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,789 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 394 persons originating in Ireland, 143 persons originating in the United States, 73 persons originating in England or Wales, 43 persons originating in Scotland, 5 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $714,763 value farms (dollars), $124,377 value all livestock, 115,980 pounds of homemade butter, $58,891 value horses aged over 3 years, 56,928 bushels of oats, 44,059 acres of land in farms, $38,849 value farm implements in dollars, 36,809 bushels of spring wheat, 29,042 bushels of potatoes, 26,177 bushels of peas, 23,812 bushels of rye, 23,558 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,501 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,724 bushels of barley, 19,355 pounds of maple sugar, 12,889 acres of farmland under crops, 12,658 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,045 bushels of buckwheat, 8,909 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,867 bushels of corn, 7,372 acres of farmland in pasture, $5,223 value garden and orchard crops, 4,355 bushels of carrots, 4,148 sheep, 4,090 bushels of turnips, 3,227 tons of hay, 2,415 acres of spring wheat, 2,069 acres of oats, 2,009 acres of peas, 1,707 acres of rye, 1,681 milk cows, 1,642 calves and heifers, 1,515 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,477 swine, 1,197 barrels of pork, 985 horses aged over 3 years, 897 acres of buckwheat, 881 acres of barley, 693 gallons of cider, 425 acres of potatoes, 421 occupants of farms, 351 horses aged 3 years and under, 350 pounds of flax or hemp, 311 acres of corn, 307 barrels of beef, 240 acres of farmland in gardens, 210 bulls, oxen, or steers, 198 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 193 bushels of beans, 180 bushels of winter wheat, 142 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 113 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 102 pounds of hops, 76 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 30 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 acres of winter wheat, 23 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 6,924 yards of flannel, 2,188 yards of fulled cloth, $900 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 25 yards of linen, 21 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 23 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, 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 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON084010 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON117008 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-on084010-1861/.