Ecureuils, Quebec (1891 census)
Ecureuils was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.713°W.
Population
In 1891, Ecureuils had a population of 528: 256 male and 272 female residents. Population density was 74.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ecureuils shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 84 |
| Number of families | 84 |
| Number of females | 272 |
| Number of males | 256 |
| Number of married females | 79 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 159 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 272 |
| POP M | 256 |
| POP TOT | 528 |
| Total population | 528 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 177 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 166 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 343 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 528 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 78 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 71 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 78 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 78 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,197 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,322 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,357 |
| Acres of hay crops | 621 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,591 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,913 |
| Acres of oats | 556 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 57 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 460 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,795 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,054 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 626 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,919 |
| BWT BU | 327 |
| CRN BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 621 |
| HAY TONS | 899 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 64 |
| Number of chickens | 621 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 68 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 73 |
| Number of milk cows | 320 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 72 |
| Number of other cattle | 145 |
| Number of other fowl | 54 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 129 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| Number of swine | 108 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 285 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 556 |
| OAT BU | 5,795 |
| PEA BU | 138 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 3,054 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 91 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 733 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,515 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 899 |
| WHT AC | 57 |
| WHT SP BU | 626 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,515 |
| CATTLE KS | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 343 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 91 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 84 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 733 |
| FRN CA | 528 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 621 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 73 |
| HOUSES | 78 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 71 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 79 |
| MD MALE | 80 |
| MD TOT | 159 |
| MILK COWS | 320 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 68 |
| OC TOT | 72 |
| OTHER FOWL | 54 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 145 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 129 |
| SHEEP KS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 3,591 |
| SUP FOR | 1,322 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 1,197 |
| SUP SC | 2,357 |
| SUP TOT | 4,913 |
| SWINE | 108 |
| SWINE KS | 285 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 78 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 2,919 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ecureuils-qc178004-1891/.