Trois-Pistoles, Quebec (1911 census)
Trois-Pistoles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,076. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142151. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.110°N, 69.145°W.
Population
In 1911, Trois-Pistoles had a population of 3,076: 1,514 male and 1,562 female residents. Population density was 84.3 people per square mile.
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).
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, 1921 (92.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Trois Pistoles, T-V, 1921 (7.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Trois-Pistoles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,347 area in acres, 3,076 total population, 1,562 females in the population, 1,514 males in the population, 1,032 single (never-married) females, 994 single (never-married) males, 506 families, 462 married males, 459 married females, 84.32 population per square mile, 67 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 36.48 area in square miles, 4 legally separated females, 2 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,595 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 3,034 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,075 Roman Catholics, 19 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 470 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC201022— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/trois-pistoles-qc201022-1911/.