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.
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,225 total population, 623 males, 602 females, 378 married persons, 209 families, 189 married females, 189 married males, 64 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 783 single persons under 18, 415 single males under 18, 368 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,158 persons who are not French Canadian, 67 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 208 houses, 208 occupied houses, 201 houses built of wood, 106 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 105 houses of 1 story, 101 houses of 2 stories, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,470 bushels of oats, 44,795 pounds of homemade butter, 17,720 acres of land in farms, 12,281 bushels of peas, 11,433 acres of improved land in farms, 10,088 bushels of potatoes, 10,021 bushels of spring wheat, 8,087 acres of farmland under crops, 6,287 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,047 chickens, 3,896 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,289 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,960 bushels of rye, 2,495 bushels of buckwheat, 2,375 acres of oats, 2,320 bushels of turnips, 1,861 tons of hay, 1,850 acres of hay crops, 929 sheep, 890 acres of wheat, 793 bushels of beans, 773 milk cows, 640 other cattle, 618 bushels of barley, 611 bushels of corn, 585 swine slaughtered or sold, 568 swine, 478 sheep slaughtered or sold, 350 horses aged over 3 years, 220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 211 cattle killed or sold, 170 occupants of farms, 154 turkeys, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 140 bushels of winter wheat, 132 acres of potatoes, 118 horses aged 3 years and under, 97 geese, 84 ducks, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 acres of barley, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 other fowl, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.