Bristol, Quebec (1871 census)
Bristol was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,162. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28469403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.564°N, 76.369°W.
Population
In 1871, Bristol had a population of 2,162: 1,107 male and 1,055 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Bristol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,162 total population, 1,107 males, 1,055 females, 567 married persons, 327 families, 284 married males, 283 married females, 58 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,537 single persons under 18, 805 single males under 18, 732 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 323 occupied houses, 316 inhabited houses, 19 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 52,800 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bristol-qc091002-1871/.