Ste. Foy, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Foy was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,085. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.774°N, 71.305°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Foy had a population of 1,085: 519 male and 566 female residents. Population density was 95.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,625 |
| 1881 | 1,085 |
| 1891 | 1,034 |
| 1901 | 1,066 |
| 1911 | 1,219 |
| 1921 | 1,473 |
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 Ste. Foy, 1871 (88.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Foy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 204 |
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 566 |
| Number of males | 519 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP TOT | 1,085 |
| Total population | 1,085 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 692 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 188 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,205 |
| Acres of potatoes | 479 |
| Acres of wheat | 62 |
| BAR BU | 679 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 679 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 633 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,110 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,286 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 695 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 76,388 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 891 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19,696 |
| BWT BU | 633 |
| CRN BU | 260 |
| HAY AC | 1,205 |
| HAY TONS | 2,003 |
| OAT BU | 13,110 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 695 |
| POT AC | 479 |
| POT BU | 76,388 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,003 |
| WHT AC | 62 |
| WHT SP BU | 891 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 366 |
| C UNMD M | 326 |
| C UNMD TOT | 692 |
| D OCC | 188 |
| FEMALE | 566 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H INHAB | 188 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 519 |
| MD F | 171 |
| MD M | 173 |
| MD TOT | 344 |
| NUMBER CD | 80 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,286 |
| TUR BU | 19,696 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081010— 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 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). "Ste. Foy, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foy-qc080008-1881/.