New Richmond W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
New Richmond W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,264. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.243°N, 65.840°W.
Population
In 1891, New Richmond W-O had a population of 1,264: 604 male and 660 female residents. Population density was 20.0 people per square mile.
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, 1881 (65.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of New Richmond, 1901 (65.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, New Richmond W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 660 |
| Number of males | 604 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 368 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 660 |
| POP M | 604 |
| POP TOT | 1,264 |
| Total population | 1,264 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 451 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 855 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 158 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,106 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 194 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 194 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 83 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,476 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,334 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,202 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,362 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,740 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,074 |
| Acres of oats | 1,132 |
| Acres of potatoes | 200 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 157 |
| BAR AC | 71 |
| BAR BU | 1,213 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,213 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,694 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,872 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,332 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,306 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,985 |
| BWT BU | 3,694 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 3 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 1,362 |
| HAY TONS | 1,845 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 171 |
| Number of chickens | 3,331 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 197 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 96 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 267 |
| Number of milk cows | 513 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 214 |
| Number of other cattle | 400 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 1,284 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 457 |
| Number of swine | 386 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 433 |
| OAT AC | 1,132 |
| OAT BU | 25,872 |
| PEA BU | 172 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 37,332 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 365 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,331 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,895 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,845 |
| WHT AC | 157 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,306 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 82 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,895 |
| CATTLE KS | 171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 451 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 404 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 855 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 365 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,331 |
| FRN CA | 158 |
| GEESE | 96 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,331 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 267 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 194 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 368 |
| MILK COWS | 513 |
| NAME CD | Bonaventure |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 197 |
| OC TOT | 214 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 400 |
| OTHERS | 1,106 |
| SHEEP | 1,284 |
| SHEEP KS | 457 |
| SILOS | 3 |
| SUP AM | 5,740 |
| SUP FOR | 10,334 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 1,476 |
| SUP SC | 4,202 |
| SUP TOT | 16,074 |
| SWINE | 386 |
| SWINE KS | 433 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 194 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,985 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143012— 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 1891 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 W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-richmond-w-o-qc143012-1891/.