Escoumains, Quebec (1921 census)
Escoumains was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 986. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3232468. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.434°N, 69.460°W.
Population
In 1921, Escoumains had a population of 986: 523 male and 463 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Escoumains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 8 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 986 total population, 523 males born in Canada, 523 males in the population, 463 females born in Canada, 463 females in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 984 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 986 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3232468
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Escoumins
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Escoumins
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/escoumains-qc086003-1921/.