Richmond, Ontario (1881 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,241. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.310°N, 77.036°W.
Population
In 1881, Richmond had a population of 3,241: 1,643 male and 1,598 female residents. Population density was 38.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 642 |
| Number of families | 642 |
| Number of females | 1,598 |
| Number of males | 1,643 |
| Number of married females | 568 |
| Number of married males | 566 |
| Number of married persons | 1,134 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP TOT | 3,241 |
| Total population | 3,241 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 954 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,042 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,996 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 641 |
| Number of occupied houses | 641 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,306 |
| Acres of potatoes | 535 |
| Acres of wheat | 962 |
| BAR BU | 136,765 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 136,765 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,031 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 568 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,966 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60,865 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,518 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,446 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,440 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,888 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,079 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,203 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,072 |
| BWT BU | 7,031 |
| CRN BU | 18,966 |
| HAY AC | 4,306 |
| HAY TONS | 3,888 |
| OAT BU | 60,865 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,446 |
| POT AC | 535 |
| POT BU | 55,440 |
| RYE BU | 10,888 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,888 |
| WHT AC | 962 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,079 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,072 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 954 |
| C UNMD M | 1,042 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,996 |
| D OCC | 641 |
| FEMALE | 1,598 |
| GRA BU | 568 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 641 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 1,643 |
| MD F | 568 |
| MD M | 566 |
| MD TOT | 1,134 |
| NUMBER CD | 117 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,518 |
| TUR BU | 2,203 |
| WID F | 76 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-on117008-1881/.