Richmond, Ontario (1891 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 77.034°W.
Population
In 1891, Richmond had a population of 2,898: 1,498 male and 1,400 female residents. Population density was 33.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 598 |
| Number of families | 598 |
| Number of females | 1,400 |
| Number of males | 1,498 |
| Number of married females | 553 |
| Number of married males | 554 |
| Number of married persons | 1,107 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP F | 1,400 |
| POP M | 1,498 |
| POP TOT | 2,898 |
| Total population | 2,898 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 774 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 907 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,681 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,896 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 596 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 77 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 515 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 431 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 165 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 281 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 597 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,228 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 572 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,716 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,017 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,264 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,641 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 45,552 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,569 |
| Acres of oats | 3,933 |
| Acres of potatoes | 496 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 687 |
| BAR AC | 4,228 |
| BAR BU | 65,329 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 65,329 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,950 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 637 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15,532 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 70,354 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,876 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,017 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,843 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,824 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,973 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,370 |
| BWT BU | 13,950 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 15,532 |
| HAY AC | 8,641 |
| HAY TONS | 11,496 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 671 |
| Number of chickens | 17,735 |
| Number of ducks | 250 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 461 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 107 |
| Number of geese | 399 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 561 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,291 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,599 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 568 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,040 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 149 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 171 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 118 |
| Number of sheep | 1,972 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,176 |
| Number of swine | 1,510 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,635 |
| Number of turkeys | 213 |
| OAT AC | 3,933 |
| OAT BU | 70,354 |
| PEA BU | 16,876 |
| POT AC | 496 |
| POT BU | 41,017 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,025 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,498 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 94,255 |
| RYE BU | 3,843 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,496 |
| WHT AC | 687 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,370 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,824 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 149 |
| A 11 50 | 101 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 171 |
| BEN BU | 303 |
| BUTTER LB | 94,255 |
| CATTLE KS | 671 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 774 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 907 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,681 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,025 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 561 |
| DUCKS | 250 |
| FAMILIES | 598 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,498 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 399 |
| GRA BU | 637 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,735 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,291 |
| HOUSES | 596 |
| HOUSES B | 77 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 431 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 281 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 515 |
| INF 11 A | 118 |
| MD FEM | 553 |
| MD MALE | 554 |
| MD TOT | 1,107 |
| MILK COWS | 2,599 |
| NAME CD | Lennox |
| OC F | 107 |
| OC P | 461 |
| OC TOT | 568 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,040 |
| OTHERS | 2,896 |
| SHEEP | 1,972 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,176 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 45,552 |
| SUP FOR | 7,017 |
| SUP JV | 572 |
| SUP PAT | 16,716 |
| SUP SC | 28,264 |
| SUP TOT | 52,569 |
| SWINE | 1,510 |
| SWINE KS | 1,635 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 597 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 5,973 |
| TURKEY | 213 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 73 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087008— 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 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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-on087008-1891/.