Les Eboulements, Quebec (1891 census)
Les Eboulements was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,608. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.506°N, 70.340°W.
Population
In 1891, Les Eboulements had a population of 2,608: 1,317 male and 1,291 female residents. Population density was 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,107 |
| 1861 | 2,235 |
| 1871 | 2,115 |
| 1881 | 2,518 |
| 1891 | 2,608 |
| 1901 | 2,369 |
| 1911 | 2,138 |
| 1921 | 1,950 |
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 Les Eboulements, 1881 (90.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Les Eboulements shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.10 |
| FAM NO | 366 |
| Number of families | 366 |
| Number of females | 1,291 |
| Number of males | 1,317 |
| Number of married females | 403 |
| Number of married males | 402 |
| Number of married persons | 805 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP F | 1,291 |
| POP M | 1,317 |
| POP TOT | 2,608 |
| Total population | 2,608 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 836 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 877 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,713 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,593 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 15 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 357 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 346 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 335 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 357 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 104 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 218 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,146 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,391 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,087 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,998 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,451 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,842 |
| Acres of oats | 2,550 |
| Acres of potatoes | 204 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,900 |
| BAR AC | 104 |
| BAR BU | 1,171 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,171 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,319 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,750 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,095 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,318 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,463 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,980 |
| BWT BU | 3,319 |
| HAY AC | 1,998 |
| HAY TONS | 2,252 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 399 |
| Number of chickens | 2,549 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 285 |
| Number of geese | 535 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 350 |
| Number of milk cows | 754 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 286 |
| Number of other cattle | 655 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 357 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 2,522 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,513 |
| Number of swine | 523 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 751 |
| Number of turkeys | 65 |
| OAT AC | 2,550 |
| OAT BU | 14,750 |
| PEA BU | 3,095 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 25,318 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,112 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,364 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,078 |
| RYE BU | 325 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,252 |
| WHT AC | 1,900 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,463 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 103 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 69 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,078 |
| CATTLE KS | 399 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 836 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 877 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,713 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,112 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 366 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,364 |
| FRN CA | 2,593 |
| GEESE | 535 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,549 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 350 |
| HOUSES | 357 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 335 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 49 |
| HOUSES W | 346 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 403 |
| MD MALE | 402 |
| MD TOT | 805 |
| MILK COWS | 754 |
| NAME CD | Charlevoix |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 285 |
| OC TOT | 286 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 655 |
| OTHERS | 15 |
| SHEEP | 2,522 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,513 |
| SUP AM | 20,451 |
| SUP FOR | 22,391 |
| SUP JV | 218 |
| SUP PAT | 13,146 |
| SUP SC | 7,087 |
| SUP TOT | 42,842 |
| SWINE | 523 |
| SWINE KS | 751 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 357 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 1,980 |
| TURKEY | 65 |
| WID FEM | 52 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
| WORKING OX | 357 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048003— 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). "Les Eboulements, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/les-eboulements-qc147003-1891/.