Trois Pistoles, Quebec (1881 census)
Trois Pistoles was a census subdivision in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.110°N, 69.145°W.
Population
In 1881, Trois Pistoles had a population of 2,872: 1,405 male and 1,467 female residents. Population density was 71.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,847 |
| 1861 | 3,451 |
| 1871 | 3,967 |
| 1881 | 2,872 |
| 1891 | 2,495 |
| 1901 | 2,595 |
| 1911 | 3,076 |
| 1921 | 1,801 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Trois Pistoles, 1871 (55.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Trois Pistoles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 487 |
| Number of families | 487 |
| Number of females | 1,467 |
| Number of males | 1,405 |
| Number of married females | 388 |
| Number of married males | 390 |
| Number of married persons | 778 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP TOT | 2,872 |
| Total population | 2,872 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,013 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 979 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,992 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 359 |
| Number of occupied houses | 359 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,749 |
| Acres of potatoes | 352 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,489 |
| BAR BU | 5,976 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,976 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,870 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 740 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,877 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,654 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,858 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,696 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,515 |
| BWT BU | 182 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 3,749 |
| HAY TONS | 3,366 |
| OAT BU | 16,870 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,877 |
| POT AC | 352 |
| POT BU | 67,654 |
| RYE BU | 3,858 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,366 |
| WHT AC | 1,489 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,696 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 42 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 918 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 475 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 76 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 270 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 55 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 5 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 80 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 6 |
| Number of fishing boats | 13 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 19 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 52 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 918 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 19 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 13 |
| C UNMD F | 1,013 |
| C UNMD M | 979 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,992 |
| CD NAME | Temiscouata |
| COD DX K | 52 |
| D OCC | 359 |
| EEL XB Q | 42 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 19 |
| FEMALE | 1,467 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 6 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 359 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| HAL XB Q | 5 |
| MALE | 1,405 |
| MD F | 388 |
| MD M | 390 |
| MD TOT | 778 |
| NET XX F | 80 |
| NUMBER CD | 41 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 475 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 740 |
| SAR XB Q | 270 |
| SHD XB Q | 55 |
| SLM XB Q | 76 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,515 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 5 |
| WID F | 66 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095027— 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 1881 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). "Trois Pistoles, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-pistoles-qc041014-1881/.