Richmond, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Richmond, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 469. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.189°N, 75.835°W.
Population
In 1901, Richmond, Village had a population of 469: 221 male and 248 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 434 |
| 1861 | 516 |
| 1871 | 487 |
| 1881 | 439 |
| 1891 | 447 |
| 1901 | 469 |
| 1911 | 428 |
| 1921 | 413 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Richmond, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 469 total population, 248 females, 221 males, 141 single females, 131 single males, 105 families, 93 married females, 88 married males, 14 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 104 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 800 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Lyon | 1858–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105013— 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 1901 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, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-village-on052008-1901/.