New Richmond, Quebec (1861 census)
New Richmond was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,510. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 65.802°W.
Population
In 1861, New Richmond had a population of 1,510: 760 male and 750 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,274 |
| 1861 | 1,510 |
| 1871 | 1,789 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1901 | 2,318 |
| 1911 | 2,789 |
| 1921 | 2,711 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, New Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,510 total population, 760 males, 750 females, Male members of the family who are present: 697, Female members of the family who are present: 688, 538 single males, 524 single females, 206 married males, 205 married females, 100 adult males unable to read or write, 95 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 63, Females present who are not members of the family: 62, 58 females attending school, 56 males attending school, 21 widowed females, 20 male births, 16 widowed males, 15 female births, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 115 males aged 5 to 10, 103 females aged 5 to 10, 99 single females aged 10 to 15, 95 single males aged 20 to 30, 86 single females aged 15 to 20, 85 single males aged 10 to 15, 85 single males aged 15 to 20, 79 single females aged 20 to 30, 60 married females aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 30 to 40, 54 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 females age 3 to 4, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 30 females aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 25 married males aged 20 to 30, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 702 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 597 French Canadians, 135 persons originating in Scotland, 26 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 19 persons originating in New Brunswick, 8 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $105,147 value farms (dollars), 51,099 bushels of potatoes, $27,820 value all livestock, 26,845 pounds of homemade butter, 20,801 acres of land in farms, 20,118 bushels of oats, 15,031 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $14,783 value horses aged over 3 years, $7,059 value farm implements in dollars, 5,770 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,363 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,120 acres of farmland under crops, 3,024 bushels of barley, 2,632 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,395 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,357 sheep, 1,321 tons of hay, 1,244 bushels of spring wheat, $1,088 value garden and orchard crops, 981 bushels of turnips, 801 acres of oats, 699 bushels of rye, 538 swine, 468 milk cows, 449 acres of potatoes, 369 barrels of pork, 337 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 259 pounds of flax or hemp, 256 acres of barley, 237 bulls, oxen, or steers, 225 bushels of peas, 217 barrels of beef, 215 occupants of farms, 205 horses aged over 3 years, 132 acres of spring wheat, 105 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 72 acres of rye, 72 calves and heifers, 72 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 37 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 pounds of hops, 27 acres of turnips, 23 acres of peas, 18 acres of farmland in gardens, 11 bushels of beans, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,919 yards of fulled cloth, $2,934 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,587 yards of flannel, 168 yards of linen, 163 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 4,193 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC009009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244335
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-richmond-qc009009-1861/.