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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142151. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,872 |
| 1891 | 2,495 |
| 1901 | 2,595 |
| 1911 | 3,076 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,495 total population, 1,281 females, 1,214 males, 703 married persons, 375 families, 353 married females, 350 married males, 103 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 6.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,689 single persons under 18, 859 single females under 18, 830 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,477 French Canadians, 18 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 324 houses, 324 occupied houses, 321 houses built of wood, 260 houses of 1 story, 110 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses of 3 rooms, 63 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 5 rooms, 32 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 97,274 pounds of homemade butter, 67,549 bushels of potatoes, 31,640 acres of land in farms, 22,395 acres of improved land in farms, 21,863 bushels of oats, 14,748 acres of farmland under crops, 9,245 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,951 bushels of spring wheat, 7,601 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,356 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,873 bushels of barley, 3,651 acres of hay crops, 3,249 tons of hay, 2,132 acres of oats, 2,109 chickens, 2,058 sheep, 2,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,795 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,607 bushels of peas, 1,559 bushels of turnips, 1,493 milk cows, 1,261 bushels of rye, 1,158 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,120 acres of wheat, 766 swine, 478 other cattle, 457 acres of potatoes, 455 cattle killed or sold, 438 horses aged over 3 years, 369 acres of barley, 306 occupants of farms, 289 farm occupants who own their land, 137 bushels of buckwheat, 112 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 86 horses aged 3 years and under, 80 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 51 oxen, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 bushels of beans, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 acres of turnips, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 ducks, 12 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 turkeys, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201022— 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 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/.