Ecureuils, Quebec (1871 census)

Ecureuils was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.713°W.

Population

In 1871, Ecureuils had a population of 560: 272 male and 288 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871

In the 1871 census, Ecureuils shared boundaries with:

• Pointe aux Trembles

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 560 total population, 288 females, 272 males, 152 married persons, 77 families, 76 married females, 76 married males, 18 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 390 single persons under 18, 202 single females under 18, 188 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 70 inhabited houses, 70 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 7,680 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC143007 — 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ecureuils-qc143007-1871/.