Escoumains, Quebec (1891 census)
Escoumains was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 667. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3232468. 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 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 pr, 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 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 667 total population, 335 females, 332 males, 226 married persons, 124 families, 114 married females, 112 married males, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 419 single persons under 18, 210 single males under 18, 209 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 655 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 90 houses, 90 houses built of wood, 90 occupied houses, 63 houses of 1 story, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,370 acres of land in farms, 4,035 pounds of homemade butter, 3,697 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,392 bushels of potatoes, 2,298 bushels of oats, 1,673 acres of improved land in farms, 1,042 acres of farmland in pasture, 619 acres of farmland under crops, 419 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 349 acres of hay crops, 278 chickens, 248 tons of hay, 205 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 187 bushels of peas, 186 sheep, 170 acres of oats, 126 swine, 117 bushels of barley, 100 swine slaughtered or sold, 73 milk cows, 57 farm occupants who own their land, 57 occupants of farms, 50 bushels of rye, 47 bushels of spring wheat, 47 horses aged over 3 years, 40 geese, 39 acres of potatoes, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 bushels of turnips, 20 other cattle, 15 acres of barley, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 oxen, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 acres of wheat, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 ducks, 1 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3232468
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Escoumins
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Escoumins
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/.