Ste. Foy, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Foy was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.774°N, 71.305°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Foy had a population of 1,034: 487 male and 547 female residents. Population density was 91.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Foy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 188 |
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 547 |
| Number of males | 487 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 290 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 547 |
| POP M | 487 |
| POP TOT | 1,034 |
| Total population | 1,034 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 693 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 864 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 170 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 186 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 186 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 70 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 113 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 186 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 959 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,759 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,289 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,987 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,317 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,076 |
| Acres of oats | 536 |
| Acres of potatoes | 464 |
| Acres of turnips | 182 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 485 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 485 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,477 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,812 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 41,274 |
| BWT BU | 403 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| CRN BU | 149 |
| HAY AC | 1,987 |
| HAY TONS | 3,574 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 51 |
| Number of chickens | 2,135 |
| Number of ducks | 176 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 265 |
| Number of milk cows | 346 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 110 |
| Number of other cattle | 154 |
| Number of other fowl | 85 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 50 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 5 |
| Number of swine | 200 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 177 |
| Number of turkeys | 34 |
| OAT AC | 536 |
| OAT BU | 12,477 |
| PEA BU | 159 |
| POT AC | 464 |
| POT BU | 56,812 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 312 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,420 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,574 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 146 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 69 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,420 |
| CATTLE KS | 51 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 693 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 312 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 176 |
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 864 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,135 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 265 |
| HOUSES | 186 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 186 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 145 |
| MD MALE | 145 |
| MD TOT | 290 |
| MILK COWS | 346 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 110 |
| OTHER FOWL | 85 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 154 |
| OTHERS | 170 |
| SHEEP | 50 |
| SHEEP KS | 5 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 4,317 |
| SUP FOR | 1,759 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 959 |
| SUP SC | 3,289 |
| SUP TOT | 6,076 |
| SWINE | 200 |
| SWINE KS | 177 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 186 |
| TUR AC | 182 |
| TUR BU | 41,274 |
| TURKEY | 34 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180010— 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 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). "Ste. Foy, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foy-qc180010-1891/.