Richmond, Ontario (1911 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,242. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 77.034°W.
Population
In 1911, Richmond had a population of 2,242: 1,127 male and 1,115 female residents. Population density was 28.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,264 area in acres, 2,242 total population, 1,127 males in the population, 1,115 females in the population, 614 single (never-married) males, 557 single (never-married) females, 533 families, 466 married males, 457 married females, 97 widowed females, 78.54 area in square miles, 44 widowed males, 28.55 population per square mile, 4 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 2,563 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 175 persons of British origin (English), 126 persons of British origin (Irish), 71 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 46 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of French origin, 16 persons of German origin, 8 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,636 Methodists, 253 Anglicans (Church of England), 191 Roman Catholics, 71 Presbyterians, 53 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 24 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Brethren, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 532 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON092013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125006_1891— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-on092013-1911/.