New Richmond E, Quebec (1891 census)

New Richmond E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 786. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.177°N, 65.775°W.

Population

In 1891, New Richmond E had a population of 786: 383 male and 403 female residents.

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Earlier boundary forms

• In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in New Richmond, 1881 (34.8% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of New Richmond, 1901 (34.8% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, New Richmond E shared boundaries with:

• New Richmond W-O
• NO DATA
• St. Charles de Caplan

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 786 total population, 403 females, 383 males, 263 married persons, 137 married females, 128 families, 126 married males, 10 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 6.10 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 513 single persons under 18, 259 single females under 18, 254 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 771 persons who are not French Canadian, 15 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 117 houses, 117 houses built of wood, 117 occupied houses, 115 houses of 1 story, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,468 bushels of potatoes, 16,197 pounds of homemade butter, 15,459 bushels of oats, 10,953 acres of land in farms, 8,541 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,412 acres of improved land in farms, 2,203 chickens, 1,918 bushels of barley, 1,795 bushels of buckwheat, 1,613 acres of farmland under crops, 1,291 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,140 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,022 bushels of turnips, 999 tons of hay, 792 bushels of spring wheat, 784 sheep, 687 acres of farmland in pasture, 653 acres of hay crops, 575 acres of oats, 510 sheep slaughtered or sold, 334 milk cows, 249 swine slaughtered or sold, 217 swine, 201 cattle killed or sold, 182 other cattle, 168 acres of potatoes, 165 horses aged over 3 years, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 132 occupants of farms, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 112 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 acres of barley, 65 bushels of peas, 50 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 acres of wheat, 43 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 geese, 30 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 bushels of beans, 15 acres of turnips, 13 oxen, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 ducks, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC143011 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC143011 — 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). "New Richmond E, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-richmond-e-qc143011-1891/.