New Richmond, Quebec (1911 census)
New Richmond was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,789. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.220°N, 65.817°W.
Population
In 1911, New Richmond had a population of 2,789: 1,445 male and 1,344 female residents. Population density was 29.7 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, New Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 60,109 area in acres, 2,789 total population, 1,445 males in the population, 1,344 females in the population, 942 single (never-married) males, 822 single (never-married) females, 493 families, 460 married males, 450 married females, 93.92 area in square miles, 70 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 29.70 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,318 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,325 persons of French origin, 1,020 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 324 persons of British origin (English), 89 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,545 Roman Catholics, 878 Presbyterians, 301 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 27 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Baptists, 8 Jews, 6 Brethren, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 490 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148010— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-richmond-qc148010-1911/.