Ste. Foy, Quebec (1871 census)
Ste. Foy was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.772°N, 71.310°W.
Population
In 1871, Ste. Foy had a population of 1,625: 764 male and 861 female residents. Population density was 126.3 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Foy, 1881 (88.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ste. Foy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 861 |
| Number of males | 764 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 478 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| Total population | 1,625 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 589 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 507 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,096 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 252 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 966 |
| BWT BU | 795 |
| CRN BU | 441 |
| HAY AC | 1,320 |
| HAY TONS | 1,917 |
| OAT BU | 9,354 |
| PEA BU | 842 |
| POT AC | 422 |
| POT BU | 95,879 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,710 |
| WHT SP BU | 589 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 45 |
| AREA | 8,710 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| CD | 144 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 281 |
| FEMALE | 861 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 252 |
| INHABITED | 252 |
| MALE | 764 |
| MARRIED F | 238 |
| MARRIED M | 240 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 478 |
| POPULATION | 1,625 |
| ROOT BU | 1,118 |
| SINGLE F | 589 |
| SINGLE M | 507 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,096 |
| TUR BU | 16,926 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144002— 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 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). "Ste. Foy, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foy-qc144002-1871/.