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 density was 78.7 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Ecureuils shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 77 |
| Number of females | 288 |
| Number of males | 272 |
| Number of married females | 76 |
| Number of married males | 76 |
| Number of married persons | 152 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| Total population | 560 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 188 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 390 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 70 |
| Number of occupied houses | 70 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 163 |
| BWT BU | 556 |
| CRN BU | 94 |
| HAY AC | 329 |
| HAY TONS | 578 |
| OAT BU | 12,294 |
| PEA BU | 522 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 6,768 |
| RYE BU | 33 |
| Total area (acres) | 7,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 894 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 119 |
| AREA | 7,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 77 |
| FEMALE | 288 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 70 |
| INHABITED | 70 |
| MALE | 272 |
| MARRIED F | 76 |
| MARRIED M | 76 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 152 |
| POPULATION | 560 |
| ROOT BU | 493 |
| SINGLE F | 202 |
| SINGLE M | 188 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 390 |
| TUR BU | 549 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 18 |
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/.