Trois Pistoles, Quebec (1891 census)
Trois Pistoles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,495. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.110°N, 69.145°W.
Population
In 1891, Trois Pistoles had a population of 2,495: 1,214 male and 1,281 female residents. Population density was 62.4 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Trois Pistoles 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 | 6.70 |
| FAM NO | 375 |
| Number of families | 375 |
| Number of females | 1,281 |
| Number of males | 1,214 |
| Number of married females | 353 |
| Number of married males | 350 |
| Number of married persons | 703 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP F | 1,281 |
| POP M | 1,214 |
| POP TOT | 2,495 |
| Total population | 2,495 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 859 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 830 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,689 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,477 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 18 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 324 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 321 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 260 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 369 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,601 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,245 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,748 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,651 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,395 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,640 |
| Acres of oats | 2,132 |
| Acres of potatoes | 457 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,120 |
| BAR AC | 369 |
| BAR BU | 3,873 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,873 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,863 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,607 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,549 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,261 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,951 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,559 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 137 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 3,651 |
| HAY TONS | 3,249 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 455 |
| Number of chickens | 2,109 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 289 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 86 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 438 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,493 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 306 |
| Number of other cattle | 478 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 112 |
| Number of sheep | 2,058 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,795 |
| Number of swine | 766 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,158 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 2,132 |
| OAT BU | 21,863 |
| PEA BU | 1,607 |
| POT AC | 457 |
| POT BU | 67,549 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,000 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,356 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 97,274 |
| RYE BU | 1,261 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,249 |
| WHT AC | 1,120 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,951 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 80 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 97,274 |
| CATTLE KS | 455 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,000 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 859 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 830 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,689 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,356 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 86 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 375 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.70 |
| FRN CA | 2,477 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,109 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 438 |
| HOUSES | 324 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 110 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 321 |
| INF 11 A | 112 |
| MD FEM | 353 |
| MD MALE | 350 |
| MD TOT | 703 |
| MILK COWS | 1,493 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 289 |
| OC TOT | 306 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 478 |
| OTHERS | 18 |
| SHEEP | 2,058 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,795 |
| SUP AM | 22,395 |
| SUP FOR | 9,245 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 7,601 |
| SUP SC | 14,748 |
| SUP TOT | 31,640 |
| SWINE | 766 |
| SWINE KS | 1,158 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 324 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 1,559 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
| WORKING OX | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192024— 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 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). "Trois Pistoles, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-pistoles-qc192024-1891/.