Escoumains, Quebec (1871 census)
Escoumains was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,023. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3232468. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.612°N, 69.262°W.
Population
In 1871, Escoumains had a population of 1,023: 550 male and 473 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Escoumins, Iberville and Mille Vaches, 1861 (47.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Escoumains, 1881 (34.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mille Vaches, 1881 (65.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Escoumains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,023 total population, 550 males, 473 females, 299 married persons, 150 married females, 149 married males, 144 families, 27 widowed persons, 15 widowed males, 12 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 697 single persons under 18, 386 single males under 18, 311 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 144 inhabited houses, 144 occupied houses, 11 houses under construction, 8 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 6,165,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/escoumains-qc151002-1871/.