Bristol, Quebec (1861 census)
Bristol was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,021. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28469403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.564°N, 76.369°W.
Population
In 1861, Bristol had a population of 2,021: 1,097 male and 924 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,491 |
| 1861 | 2,021 |
| 1871 | 2,162 |
| 1881 | 2,198 |
| 1901 | 2,237 |
| 1911 | 1,957 |
| 1921 | 1,721 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bristol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,021 total population, 1,097 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,026, 924 females, Female members of the family who are present: 872, 796 single males, 647 single females, 279 married males, 255 married females, 192 males attending school, 176 females attending school, 93 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 71, 65 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 52, 37 male births, 32 female births, 22 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 4 deaf and dumb males, 4 persons at sea, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 182 males aged 5 to 10, 152 single males aged 10 to 15, 149 females aged 5 to 10, 143 single males aged 15 to 20, 134 single females aged 10 to 15, 114 single females aged 15 to 20, 106 single males aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 40 to 50, 79 married females aged 30 to 40, 72 married females aged 20 to 30, 71 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 single females aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 40 to 50, 52 married males aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 50 to 60, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 30 females age 3 to 4, 28 males aged 1 to 2, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,372 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 358 persons originating in Ireland, 186 persons originating in Scotland, 57 French Canadians, 25 persons originating in England or Wales, 18 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $232,910 value farms (dollars), $65,009 value all livestock, 51,751 pounds of homemade butter, 51,108 bushels of potatoes, 47,815 bushels of oats, 28,734 acres of land in farms, $23,827 value horses aged over 3 years, 19,682 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,980 bushels of spring wheat, $15,045 value farm implements in dollars, 11,527 bushels of peas, 9,052 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,439 acres of farmland under crops, 6,405 bushels of winter wheat, 4,532 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,785 pounds of maple sugar, 2,770 bushels of turnips, 2,609 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,846 acres of oats, 1,643 tons of hay, 1,505 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,321 sheep, 1,062 acres of spring wheat, 1,049 swine, 886 barrels of pork, 883 calves and heifers, 876 bushels of corn, 773 bushels of carrots, 673 milk cows, 661 acres of peas, 392 acres of potatoes, 370 bushels of rye, 337 acres of winter wheat, 325 bushels of barley, 302 horses aged over 3 years, 262 occupants of farms, 206 barrels of beef, 192 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 171 bulls, oxen, or steers, 123 horses aged 3 years and under, 120 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $115 value garden and orchard crops, 73 bushels of buckwheat, 45 acres of corn, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 acres of rye, 16 bushels of beans, 11 acres of barley, 11 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 10 acres of turnips, 8 pounds of hops, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 acres of farmland in gardens, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,431 yards of flannel, 623 yards of fulled cloth, $221 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 9 carriages for pleasure, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079005_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28469403
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bristol-qc040004-1861/.