Escoumains, Quebec (1891 census)
Escoumains was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 667. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.368°N, 69.524°W.
Population
In 1891, Escoumains had a population of 667: 332 male and 335 female residents. Population density was 3.0 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bergeronnes, 1901 (50.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Escoumains, 1901 (49.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Escoumains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 335 |
| Number of males | 332 |
| Number of married females | 114 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 335 |
| POP M | 332 |
| POP TOT | 667 |
| Total population | 667 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 210 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 419 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 655 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 90 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 90 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 90 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,042 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,697 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 619 |
| Acres of hay crops | 349 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,673 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,370 |
| Acres of oats | 170 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 117 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,298 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,392 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| HAY AC | 349 |
| HAY TONS | 248 |
| Number of chickens | 278 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 47 |
| Number of milk cows | 73 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 57 |
| Number of other cattle | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 186 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of swine | 126 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| OAT AC | 170 |
| OAT BU | 2,298 |
| PEA BU | 187 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,392 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 419 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 205 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,035 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 248 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 47 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,035 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 419 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 419 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 205 |
| FRN CA | 655 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 278 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 47 |
| HOUSES | 90 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 90 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 114 |
| MD MALE | 112 |
| MD TOT | 226 |
| MILK COWS | 73 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC P | 57 |
| OC TOT | 57 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 20 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 186 |
| SHEEP KS | 4 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 1,673 |
| SUP FOR | 3,697 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 1,042 |
| SUP SC | 619 |
| SUP TOT | 5,370 |
| SWINE | 126 |
| SWINE KS | 100 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 90 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 23 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149030— 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 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). "Escoumains, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/escoumains-qc149030-1891/.