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 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 |
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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 317 |
| Number of females | 903 |
| Number of males | 886 |
| Number of married females | 236 |
| Number of married males | 239 |
| Number of married persons | 475 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 1,789 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 625 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,255 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 259 |
| Number of occupied houses | 261 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,810 |
| BWT BU | 9,396 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 1,625 |
| HAY TONS | 1,486 |
| OAT BU | 20,903 |
| PEA BU | 290 |
| POT AC | 354 |
| POT BU | 69,766 |
| RYE BU | 83 |
| Total area (acres) | 66,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,480 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 115 |
| AREA | 66,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 169 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 317 |
| FEMALE | 903 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 261 |
| INHABITED | 259 |
| MALE | 886 |
| MARRIED F | 236 |
| MARRIED M | 239 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 475 |
| POPULATION | 1,789 |
| ROOT BU | 125 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 630 |
| SINGLE M | 625 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,255 |
| TUR BU | 4,771 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169005— 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 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/.