Ecureuils, Quebec (1861 census)
Ecureuils was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.713°W.
Population
In 1861, Ecureuils had a population of 618: 308 male and 310 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 569 |
| 1861 | 618 |
| 1871 | 560 |
| 1881 | 579 |
| 1891 | 528 |
| 1901 | 521 |
| 1911 | 572 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ecureuils shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 134 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 618 total population, 310 females, 308 males, Male members of the family who are present: 279, Female members of the family who are present: 276, 224 single males, 217 single females, 83 married females, 80 married males, 59 males attending school, 54 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, Males present who are not members of the family: 29, 18 adult males unable to read or write, 14 male births, 13 female births, 10 widowed females, 7 adult females unable to read or write, 4 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 48 single males aged 10 to 15, 42 females aged 5 to 10, 41 single females aged 10 to 15, 35 single males aged 20 to 30, 33 males aged 5 to 10, 33 single males aged 15 to 20, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 single females aged 15 to 20, 21 married females aged 20 to 30, 21 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 married males aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 40 to 50, 19 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 married males aged 50 to 60, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 12 males aged 3 to 4, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 11 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 females age 3 to 4, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 618 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $100,100 value farms (dollars), 15,890 bushels of oats, $15,200 value all livestock, $6,077 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,097 acres of land in farms, 4,953 pounds of maple sugar, 3,464 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,972 bushels of potatoes, $2,005 value farm implements in dollars, 1,722 acres of farmland under crops, 1,633 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,615 bushels of spring wheat, 1,592 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,492 pounds of homemade butter, 1,283 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,190 acres of oats, 927 pounds of flax or hemp, 610 bushels of buckwheat, 581 bushels of peas, 390 sheep, 377 bushels of turnips, 375 tons of hay, 272 swine, 241 calves and heifers, 223 acres of spring wheat, 221 bulls, oxen, or steers, 215 milk cows, $159 value garden and orchard crops, 154 barrels of pork, 150 acres of farmland in gardens, 118 bushels of rye, 101 horses aged over 3 years, 98 bushels of barley, 95 barrels of beef, 85 bushels of carrots, 70 acres of peas, 59 acres of buckwheat, 50 occupants of farms, 38 acres of potatoes, 29 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 23 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 acres of rye, 10 acres of barley, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,035 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 859 yards of fulled cloth, 771 yards of linen, 223 yards of flannel, 133 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC186004— 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 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). "Ecureuils, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ecureuils-qc041003-1861/.