Richmond, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Richmond, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 428. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.189°N, 75.835°W.
Population
In 1911, Richmond, Village had a population of 428: 210 male and 218 female residents. Population density was 342.4 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Richmond, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 800 area in acres, 428 total population, 342.40 population per square mile, 218 females in the population, 210 males in the population, 126 single (never-married) males, 120 single (never-married) females, 101 families, 80 married females, 80 married males, 18 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 1.25 area in square miles. 469 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 308 persons of British origin (Irish), 56 persons of British origin (English), 47 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 153 Anglicans (Church of England), 116 Presbyterians, 81 Roman Catholics, 72 Methodists, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 100 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
ON061014— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-village-on061014-1911/.