New Richmond, Quebec (1881 census)
New Richmond was a census subdivision in Bonaventure County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.220°N, 65.817°W.
Population
In 1881, New Richmond had a population of 1,893: 921 male and 972 female residents. Population density was 19.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,274 |
| 1861 | 1,510 |
| 1871 | 1,789 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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, 1871 (84.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Richmond E, 1891 (34.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Richmond W-O, 1891 (65.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, New Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 285 |
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 972 |
| Number of males | 921 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 500 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,893 |
| Total population | 1,893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 676 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 651 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,327 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 278 |
| Number of occupied houses | 278 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,380 |
| Acres of potatoes | 378 |
| Acres of wheat | 348 |
| BAR BU | 3,698 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,698 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,776 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,210 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,018 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 71,803 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,667 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,610 |
| BWT BU | 12,776 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 1,380 |
| HAY TONS | 1,891 |
| OAT BU | 27,210 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 269 |
| POT AC | 378 |
| POT BU | 71,803 |
| RYE BU | 87 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,891 |
| WHT AC | 348 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,667 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,421 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 86 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 12 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 3,756 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 20 |
| Number of fishing boats | 37 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 54 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 87 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,421 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 54 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 37 |
| C UNMD F | 676 |
| C UNMD M | 651 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,327 |
| CD NAME | Bonaventure |
| COD DX K | 87 |
| D OCC | 278 |
| FEMALE | 972 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 20 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 278 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 921 |
| MCK XB Q | 10 |
| MD F | 249 |
| MD M | 251 |
| MD TOT | 500 |
| NET XX F | 3,756 |
| NUMBER CD | 38 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,018 |
| SLM XB Q | 86 |
| TRT XB Q | 12 |
| TUR BU | 5,610 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038007— 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). "New Richmond, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-richmond-qc038007-1881/.