Trois Pistoles, Quebec (1861 census)
Trois Pistoles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.093°N, 69.094°W.
Population
In 1861, Trois Pistoles had a population of 3,451: 1,809 male and 1,642 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,451 |
| 1871 | 3,967 |
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, 1851 (62.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Trois Pistoles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,451 total population, 1,809 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,716, 1,642 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,484, 1,271 single males, 1,064 single females, 497 married females, 497 married males, 228 females attending school, 209 adult males unable to read or write, 182 males attending school, 159 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 158, Males present who are not members of the family: 93, 81 widowed females, 65 male births, 59 female births, 41 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 269 males aged 5 to 10, 243 females aged 5 to 10, 229 single males aged 10 to 15, 220 single females aged 10 to 15, 198 single males aged 15 to 20, 194 single males aged 20 to 30, 190 single females aged 15 to 20, 147 married females aged 30 to 40, 144 married females aged 20 to 30, 130 married males aged 30 to 40, 120 married males aged 40 to 50, 98 married females aged 40 to 50, 95 married males aged 20 to 30, 86 single females aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 70 married females aged 50 to 60, 67 males aged 3 to 4, 61 females aged 1 to 2, 61 males aged 2 to 3, 60 females aged 2 to 3, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 57 females age 3 to 4, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 50 married males aged 60 to 70, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 45 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 females of unknown age, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 males of unknown age, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,417 French Canadians, 29 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $451,023 value farms (dollars), 65,623 bushels of potatoes, 54,070 pounds of maple sugar, 49,150 pounds of homemade butter, 43,447 acres of land in farms, $37,219 value horses aged over 3 years, $34,063 value all livestock, 24,551 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,896 acres of farmland under cultivation, 18,046 bushels of oats, $12,952 value farm implements in dollars, 9,642 bushels of rye, 9,541 acres of farmland under crops, 9,301 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,984 bushels of barley, 8,482 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,782 bushels of spring wheat, 4,374 bushels of peas, 2,858 sheep, 2,503 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,478 tons of hay, 1,439 acres of rye, 1,416 acres of oats, 1,124 milk cows, 861 acres of spring wheat, 852 swine, 674 calves and heifers, 665 acres of barley, 649 bulls, oxen, or steers, 643 barrels of pork, 567 acres of peas, 498 horses aged over 3 years, 496 bushels of turnips, 414 acres of potatoes, 368 occupants of farms, 364 barrels of beef, $190 value garden and orchard crops, 188 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 129 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 54 acres of farmland in gardens, 31 bushels of buckwheat, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,492 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,185 yards of flannel, 5,313 yards of fulled cloth, 3,432 yards of linen, 638 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 637 pounds of fresh fish sold, 349 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 5 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142151
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Pistoles
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Pistoles
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-pistoles-qc054013-1861/.