Bristol N, Quebec (1891 census)
Bristol N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,050. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.614°N, 76.358°W.
Population
In 1891, Bristol N had a population of 1,050: 541 male and 509 female residents.
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 Bristol, 1881 (42.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bristol, 1901 (42.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bristol N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,050 total population, 541 males, 509 females, 289 married persons, 169 families, 146 married males, 143 married females, 37 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 724 single persons under 18, 378 single males under 18, 346 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,030 persons who are not French Canadian, 20 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 168 occupied houses, 166 houses, 166 houses built of wood, 108 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 2 stories, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 37 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 7 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,935 bushels of oats, 48,002 pounds of homemade butter, 22,703 acres of land in farms, 14,003 acres of improved land in farms, 10,304 acres of farmland under crops, 10,009 bushels of potatoes, 9,154 bushels of peas, 8,700 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,676 bushels of spring wheat, 4,963 chickens, 3,677 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,596 bushels of buckwheat, 3,475 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,116 acres of oats, 2,508 bushels of rye, 1,921 acres of hay crops, 1,768 tons of hay, 1,570 bushels of turnips, 944 sheep, 829 acres of wheat, 731 milk cows, 595 other cattle, 521 swine, 498 swine slaughtered or sold, 336 bushels of barley, 334 sheep slaughtered or sold, 329 horses aged over 3 years, 258 bushels of corn, 240 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 210 turkeys, 183 bushels of beans, 170 geese, 159 occupants of farms, 158 cattle killed or sold, 154 farm occupants who own their land, 146 acres of potatoes, 124 horses aged 3 years and under, 100 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 76 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 ducks, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 other fowl, 26 bushels of winter wheat, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 acres of barley, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177004— 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). "Bristol N, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bristol-n-qc177004-1891/.