New Richmond, Quebec (1921 census)
New Richmond was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,711. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.220°N, 65.817°W.
Population
In 1921, New Richmond had a population of 2,711: 1,415 male and 1,296 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 1921
In the 1921 census, New Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,711 total population, 1,415 males in the population, 1,398 males born in Canada, 1,296 females in the population, 1,284 females born in Canada, 9 males born outside the British Empire, 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,307 persons of French origin, 1,190 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 95 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,488 Roman Catholics, 968 Presbyterians, 206 Brethren, 34 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 15 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044012— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-richmond-qc044012-1921/.