Bristol, Quebec (1851–1921)

Bristol was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 7 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q28469403, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.

Historical lineage

Ancestor places

• incorporates territory from Bristol S in 1901
• incorporates territory from Bristol N in 1901

Descendant places

• later split into Bristol N in 1891
• later split into Bristol S in 1891

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC079005_1901 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: Q28469403

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.