Escuminac, Quebec (1881 census)
Escuminac was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 221. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q927076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.134°N, 66.497°W.
Population
In 1881, Escuminac had a population of 221: 118 male and 103 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 221 |
| 1921 | 528 |
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 was contained in Nouvelle, Shoolbred, 1871 (28.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Escuminac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 221 total population, 118 males, 103 females, 52 married persons, 38 families, 26 married females, 26 married males, 13 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 156 single persons under 18, 90 single males under 18, 66 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 38 inhabited houses, 38 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,187 bushels of potatoes, 1,865 bushels of buckwheat, 1,723 bushels of turnips, 526 bushels of spring wheat, 292 tons of hay, 278 bushels of oats, 257 acres of hay crops, 164 bushels of barley, 62 acres of potatoes, 54 acres of wheat, 54 bushels of other root crops, 22 bushels of peas and beans, 4 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 856 fathoms of fishing nets, 20 barrels of other fish, 18 barrels of salmon, 5 fishing boats, 5 men on fishing boats, 1 barrels of mackerel, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 221 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q927076
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escuminac,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escuminac_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Escuminac, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/escuminac-qc038012-1881/.