Richmond, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Richmond, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 439. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.189°N, 75.835°W.
Population
In 1881, Richmond, Village had a population of 439: 209 male and 230 female residents. Population density was 660.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Richmond, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 78 |
| Number of families | 78 |
| Number of females | 230 |
| Number of males | 209 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 61 |
| Number of married persons | 123 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 439 |
| Total population | 439 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 142 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 296 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 78 |
| Number of occupied houses | 78 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 191 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 141 |
| BAR BU | 1,271 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,271 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 421 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,281 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 801 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,637 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,623 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 946 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55 |
| BWT BU | 421 |
| CRN BU | 87 |
| HAY AC | 191 |
| HAY TONS | 187 |
| OAT BU | 8,281 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,637 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 3,623 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 187 |
| WHT AC | 141 |
| WHT SP BU | 946 |
| WHT WTR BU | 55 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 154 |
| C UNMD M | 142 |
| C UNMD TOT | 296 |
| D OCC | 78 |
| FEMALE | 230 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 78 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 209 |
| MD F | 62 |
| MD M | 61 |
| MD TOT | 123 |
| NUMBER CD | 108 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 801 |
| TUR BU | 322 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108005— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/richmond-village-on108005-1881/.