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Escoumains, Quebec (1871–1921)
Escoumains was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3232468, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Escoumins, Iberville and Mille Vaches in 1871
Descendant places
- later split into Mille Vaches in 1881
- later split into Réserves Indiennes in 1921
- later split into Bergeronnes pr in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,023 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 520 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 667 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 490 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 949 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 986 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.