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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,450 |
| 1871 | 3,431 |
| 1881 | 3,241 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,241 total population, 1,643 males, 1,598 females, 1,134 married persons, 642 families, 568 married females, 566 married males, 111 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,996 single persons under 18, 1,042 single males under 18, 954 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 641 inhabited houses, 641 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 136,765 bushels of barley, 60,865 bushels of oats, 55,440 bushels of potatoes, 18,966 bushels of corn, 16,446 bushels of peas and beans, 10,888 bushels of rye, 7,031 bushels of buckwheat, 5,518 bushels of other root crops, 4,306 acres of hay crops, 3,888 tons of hay, 3,079 bushels of spring wheat, 2,203 bushels of turnips, 2,072 bushels of winter wheat, 962 acres of wheat, 568 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 535 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,238 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117008— 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 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/.