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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 439 total population, 230 females, 209 males, 123 married persons, 78 families, 62 married females, 61 married males, 20 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 296 single persons under 18, 154 single females under 18, 142 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 78 inhabited houses, 78 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,281 bushels of oats, 3,623 bushels of potatoes, 1,637 bushels of peas and beans, 1,271 bushels of barley, 946 bushels of spring wheat, 801 bushels of other root crops, 421 bushels of buckwheat, 322 bushels of turnips, 191 acres of hay crops, 187 tons of hay, 141 acres of wheat, 87 bushels of corn, 55 bushels of winter wheat, 36 acres of potatoes, 4 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Allen Pringle | 1841–1896 | born here |
| George Lyon | 1858–1938 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 439 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.