Bristol S, Quebec (1891 census)
Bristol S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,225. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.527°N, 76.377°W.
Population
In 1891, Bristol S had a population of 1,225: 623 male and 602 female residents. Population density was 25.6 people per square mile.
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 (57.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bristol, 1901 (57.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bristol S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 209 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 602 |
| Number of males | 623 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 602 |
| POP M | 623 |
| POP TOT | 1,225 |
| Total population | 1,225 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 368 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 415 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 783 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 67 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,158 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 208 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 201 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 105 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 101 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,289 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,287 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,087 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,850 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,433 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,720 |
| Acres of oats | 2,375 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 890 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 618 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 618 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 793 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,495 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 611 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,470 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,281 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,088 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,960 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,021 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,320 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| BWT BU | 2,495 |
| CRN BU | 611 |
| HAY AC | 1,850 |
| HAY TONS | 1,861 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 211 |
| Number of chickens | 5,047 |
| Number of ducks | 84 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 97 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 118 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 350 |
| Number of milk cows | 773 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 640 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 929 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 478 |
| Number of swine | 568 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 585 |
| Number of turkeys | 154 |
| OAT AC | 2,375 |
| OAT BU | 50,470 |
| PEA BU | 12,281 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 10,088 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 220 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,896 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,795 |
| RYE BU | 2,960 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,861 |
| WHT AC | 890 |
| WHT FALL BU | 140 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,021 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 793 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,795 |
| CATTLE KS | 211 |
| CHEESE LB | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 368 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 415 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 783 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,896 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 118 |
| DUCKS | 84 |
| FAMILIES | 209 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 67 |
| GEESE | 97 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,047 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 350 |
| HOUSES | 208 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 201 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 189 |
| MD MALE | 189 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| MILK COWS | 773 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 640 |
| OTHERS | 1,158 |
| SHEEP | 929 |
| SHEEP KS | 478 |
| SUP AM | 11,433 |
| SUP FOR | 6,287 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 3,289 |
| SUP SC | 8,087 |
| SUP TOT | 17,720 |
| SWINE | 568 |
| SWINE KS | 585 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 208 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 2,320 |
| TURKEY | 154 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177005— 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 S, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bristol-s-qc177005-1891/.