Trois Pistoles, Quebec (1871 census)
Trois Pistoles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,967. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.093°N, 69.094°W.
Population
In 1871, Trois Pistoles had a population of 3,967: 1,958 male and 2,009 female residents. Population density was 55.1 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Trois Pistoles, 1881 (55.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Trois Pistoles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 652 |
| Number of females | 2,009 |
| Number of males | 1,958 |
| Number of married females | 569 |
| Number of married males | 572 |
| Number of married persons | 1,141 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| Total population | 3,967 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,371 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,713 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 505 |
| Number of occupied houses | 505 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,074 |
| BWT BU | 918 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 4,366 |
| HAY TONS | 2,319 |
| OAT BU | 19,824 |
| PEA BU | 5,367 |
| POT AC | 423 |
| POT BU | 68,539 |
| RYE BU | 8,767 |
| Total area (acres) | 6,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,336 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,255 |
| AREA | 6,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| CD | 166 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 652 |
| FEMALE | 2,009 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 505 |
| INHABITED | 505 |
| MALE | 1,958 |
| MARRIED F | 569 |
| MARRIED M | 572 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,141 |
| POPULATION | 3,967 |
| ROOT BU | 644 |
| SINGLE F | 1,371 |
| SINGLE M | 1,342 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,713 |
| TUR BU | 356 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 69 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166008— 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 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). "Trois Pistoles, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-pistoles-qc166008-1871/.