Ecureuils, Quebec (1881 census)
Ecureuils was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 579. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.713°W.
Population
In 1881, Ecureuils had a population of 579: 280 male and 299 female residents. Population density was 81.3 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Ecureuils shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 88 |
| Number of families | 88 |
| Number of females | 299 |
| Number of males | 280 |
| Number of married females | 88 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 177 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 579 |
| Total population | 579 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 201 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 385 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 76 |
| Number of occupied houses | 76 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 266 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 98 |
| BAR BU | 301 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 821 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,944 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 586 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,138 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,070 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 821 |
| CRN BU | 62 |
| HAY AC | 266 |
| HAY TONS | 563 |
| OAT BU | 13,944 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 586 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 4,138 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 563 |
| WHT AC | 98 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,070 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 201 |
| C UNMD M | 184 |
| C UNMD TOT | 385 |
| D OCC | 76 |
| FEMALE | 299 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H INHAB | 76 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 280 |
| MD F | 88 |
| MD M | 89 |
| MD TOT | 177 |
| NUMBER CD | 81 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 365 |
| TUR BU | 92 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ecureuils-qc081008-1881/.