Ste. Foy, Quebec (1861 census)
Ste. Foy was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.772°N, 71.310°W.
Population
In 1861, Ste. Foy had a population of 1,509: 762 male and 747 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,625 |
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 Ste. Foye (part), 1851 (30.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ste. Foy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,509 total population, 762 males, 747 females, Female members of the family who are present: 656, Male members of the family who are present: 646, 529 single males, 516 single females, 223 married males, 195 married females, 147 males attending school, 144 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 116, Females present who are not members of the family: 91, 41 adult males unable to read or write, 41 male births, 36 widowed females, 32 female births, 24 adult females unable to read or write, 10 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 109 females aged 5 to 10, 96 single males aged 15 to 20, 95 males aged 5 to 10, 92 single females aged 20 to 30, 92 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 single females aged 15 to 20, 84 single females aged 10 to 15, 82 single males aged 10 to 15, 69 married males aged 30 to 40, 68 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 41 married females aged 20 to 30, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 22 males aged 2 to 3, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 males aged 1 to 2, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,028 French Canadians, 326 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 101 persons originating in Ireland, 32 persons originating in Scotland, 19 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $295,660 value farms (dollars), $176,514 value all livestock, 52,113 bushels of potatoes, $24,295 value horses aged over 3 years, 24,014 pounds of homemade butter, 21,915 bushels of turnips, 17,662 bushels of oats, $8,459 value farm implements in dollars, 7,424 acres of land in farms, 4,704 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,227 pounds of maple sugar, 3,128 acres of farmland under crops, 2,720 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,571 tons of hay, 1,550 acres of farmland in pasture, 931 bushels of barley, 913 pounds of wool produced on farms, 894 acres of oats, 546 bushels of peas, 423 acres of potatoes, 335 pounds of flax or hemp, 325 swine, 319 milk cows, 316 bulls, oxen, or steers, 246 horses aged over 3 years, 243 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 208 sheep, 197 calves and heifers, 173 bushels of carrots, 133 bushels of spring wheat, 117 occupants of farms, 109 acres of turnips, 97 bushels of beans, 91 barrels of pork, 86 bushels of buckwheat, 46 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 40 acres of barley, 40 acres of peas, 37 bushels of corn, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 26 acres of farmland in gardens, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 acres of spring wheat, 5 barrels of beef, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,465 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 372 yards of fulled cloth, 355 yards of flannel, 284 carriages for pleasure, 160 yards of linen, $10 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Georges-Honoré Simard | 1817–1873 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144002— 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 1861 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). "Ste. Foy, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foy-qc042011-1861/.