Richmond, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Richmond, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,571. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.666°N, 72.139°W.
Population
In 1881, Richmond, Village had a population of 1,571: 810 male and 761 female residents. Population density was 899.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 715 |
| 1881 | 1,571 |
| 1891 | 2,056 |
| 1901 | 2,057 |
| 1911 | 2,175 |
| 1921 | 2,450 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Richmond, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 294 |
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 761 |
| Number of males | 810 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 464 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP TOT | 1,571 |
| Total population | 1,571 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 495 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 555 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,050 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 269 |
| Number of occupied houses | 269 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 315 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR BU | 84 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,585 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 411 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,457 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,625 |
| BWT BU | 163 |
| HAY AC | 315 |
| HAY TONS | 434 |
| OAT BU | 2,585 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 411 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,457 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 434 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 495 |
| C UNMD M | 555 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,050 |
| D OCC | 269 |
| FEMALE | 761 |
| H INHAB | 269 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 810 |
| MD F | 231 |
| MD M | 233 |
| MD TOT | 464 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 25 |
| TUR BU | 2,625 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083011— 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 1881 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). "Richmond, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/richmond-village-qc053003-1881/.