Richmond, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Richmond, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.189°N, 75.835°W.
Population
In 1891, Richmond, Village had a population of 447: 228 male and 219 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Richmond, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 92 |
| Number of families | 92 |
| Number of females | 219 |
| Number of males | 228 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 63 |
| Number of married persons | 127 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 219 |
| POP M | 228 |
| POP TOT | 447 |
| Total population | 447 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 133 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 284 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 437 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 90 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 80 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 90 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 113 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,068 |
| Acres of hay crops | 331 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,256 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,369 |
| Acres of oats | 333 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR AC | 69 |
| BAR BU | 1,255 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,255 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,205 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 720 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,795 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,120 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 929 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| BWT BU | 550 |
| CRN BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 331 |
| HAY TONS | 354 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 1,328 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 57 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 80 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 116 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 83 |
| Number of other cattle | 73 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 59 |
| Number of sheep | 50 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 27 |
| Number of swine | 63 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 81 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 333 |
| OAT BU | 7,205 |
| PEA BU | 720 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 2,795 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 209 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,705 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 354 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT FALL BU | 29 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,120 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,705 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 133 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 284 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 209 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 92 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 35 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 80 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,328 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 90 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 80 |
| INF 11 A | 59 |
| MD FEM | 64 |
| MD MALE | 63 |
| MD TOT | 127 |
| MILK COWS | 116 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 57 |
| OC TOT | 83 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 73 |
| OTHERS | 437 |
| SHEEP | 50 |
| SHEEP KS | 27 |
| SUP AM | 1,256 |
| SUP FOR | 113 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 132 |
| SUP SC | 1,068 |
| SUP TOT | 1,369 |
| SWINE | 63 |
| SWINE KS | 81 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 90 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 929 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-village-on055007-1891/.