Richmond, Ontario (1921 census)
Richmond was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.309°N, 77.034°W.
Population
In 1921, Richmond had a population of 2,104: 1,089 male and 1,015 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,104 total population, 1,089 males in the population, 1,056 males born in Canada, 1,015 females in the population, 985 females born in Canada, 32 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 23 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 786 persons of British origin (Irish), 624 persons of British origin (English), 406 persons of Dutch origin, 238 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 29 persons of French origin, 16 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of German origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,546 Methodists, 200 Anglicans (Church of England), 170 Roman Catholics, 95 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 64 Presbyterians, 16 Brethren, 8 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125006— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-on125006-1921/.