New Richmond, Quebec (1871 census)
New Richmond was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,789. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 65.802°W.
Population
In 1871, New Richmond had a population of 1,789: 886 male and 903 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Richmond, 1881 (84.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, New Richmond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,789 total population, 903 females, 886 males, 475 married persons, 317 families, 239 married males, 236 married females, 59 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,255 single persons under 18, 630 single females under 18, 625 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 261 occupied houses, 259 inhabited houses, 15 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 66,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169005— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-richmond-qc169005-1871/.