Ecureuils, Quebec (1851 census)
Ecureuils was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.713°W.
Population
In 1851, Ecureuils had a population of 569: 269 male and 300 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Ecureuils shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 181 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 569 total population, 300 females, Female members of the family who are present: 276, 269 males, Male members of the family who are present: 244, 213 single females, 177 single males, 93 families, 77 married males, 75 married females, 47 females attending school, 45 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 25, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, 16 female births, 15 widowed males, 12 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 9 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 7, 3 blind females, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 42 females aged 5 to 10, 40 single females aged 10 to 15, 39 males aged 5 to 10, 33 single males aged 10 to 15, 31 single females aged 15 to 20, 23 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 20 to 30, 22 married males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 single females aged 20 to 30, 18 single males aged 20 to 30, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 16 married males aged 40 to 50, 16 single males aged 15 to 20, 14 females under age 1, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 females age 3 to 4, 11 married females aged 40 to 50, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 8 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 males under age 1, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 569 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 55,890 tons of hay, 10,134 pounds of homemade butter, 9,351 bushels of oats, 7,697 pounds of maple sugar, 4,698 acres of land in farms, 2,983 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,221 bushels of potatoes, 1,987 bushels of wheat, 1,715 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,585 acres of farmland under crops, 1,488 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,401 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,363 acres of farmland in pasture, 912 acres of oats, 508 sheep, 365 bushels of peas, 332 acres of wheat, 224 pounds of tobacco, 203 milk cows, 190 bushels of buckwheat, 171 barrels of pork, 168 bulls, oxen, or steers, 153 swine, 151 bushels of rye, 119 calves and heifers, 106 horses, 67 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 57 acres of buckwheat, 49 acres of peas, 48 occupants of farms, 37 barrels of beef, 35 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 24 acres of rye, 22 bushels of turnips, 18 bushels of barley, 15 bushels of corn, 15 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of corn, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of carrots, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 961 yards of linen, 584 yards of flannel, 502 yards of fulled cloth, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 3 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, 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 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068009— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ecureuils-qc068009-1851/.