Escoumains, Quebec (1881 census)
Escoumains was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.368°N, 69.524°W.
Population
In 1881, Escoumains had a population of 520: 277 male and 243 female residents. Population density was 2.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,023 |
| 1881 | 520 |
| 1891 | 667 |
| 1901 | 490 |
| 1911 | 949 |
| 1921 | 986 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Escoumains, 1871 (34.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Escoumains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 90 |
| Number of families | 90 |
| Number of females | 243 |
| Number of males | 277 |
| Number of married females | 76 |
| Number of married males | 77 |
| Number of married persons | 153 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP TOT | 520 |
| Total population | 520 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 159 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 197 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 356 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 74 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 98 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 102 |
| BAR BU | 711 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 711 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,013 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,943 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 908 |
| BWT BU | 46 |
| HAY AC | 98 |
| HAY TONS | 161 |
| OAT BU | 3,013 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 201 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 4,943 |
| RYE BU | 252 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 161 |
| WHT AC | 102 |
| WHT SP BU | 908 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 116 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 127 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 2,144 |
| Number of fishing boats | 5 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 3 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 9 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 8 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 41 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 7 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 25 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 116 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 9 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 5 |
| C UNMD F | 159 |
| C UNMD M | 197 |
| C UNMD TOT | 356 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| COD DX K | 41 |
| D OCC | 74 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 7 |
| FEMALE | 243 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 2,144 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 74 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| HAD DX K | 25 |
| HAL XB Q | 6 |
| MALE | 277 |
| MCK XB Q | 1 |
| MD F | 76 |
| MD M | 77 |
| MD TOT | 153 |
| NET XX F | 127 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| SAR XB Q | 1 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 8 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 3 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086003— 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). "Escoumains, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/escoumains-qc076002-1881/.