Ste. Foye, Quebec (1851 census)
Ste. Foye was a census subdivision in Québec County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.777°N, 71.294°W.
Population
In 1851, Ste. Foye had a population of 2,173: 1,012 male and 1,161 female residents. Population density was 202.8 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Ste. Foye shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Ancienne Lorette & Part of St. Ambroise
- Notre-Dame
- St. Roch, No. 2
- Ste. Foye (part)
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 340 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 364 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 7 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 995 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 166 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 903 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 32 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 109 |
| Number of families | 364 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 85 |
| Number of females | 1,161 |
| Number of females attending school | 115 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 83 |
| Number of males | 1,012 |
| Number of males attending school | 122 |
| Number of married females | 324 |
| Number of married males | 333 |
| Number of single females | 769 |
| Number of single males | 651 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| POP | 2,173 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,161 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,012 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,173 |
| Total population | 2,173 |
Age structure (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 49 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 41 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 33 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 31 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 130 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 78 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 39 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 31 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 26 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 137 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 79 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 11 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 119 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 92 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 61 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 29 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 90 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 116 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 70 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 37 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 125 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 119 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 87 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 43 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 16 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 103 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 103 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 81 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 11 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 16 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,166 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 538 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 26 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 376 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 50 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 8 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 4 |
| Acres of corn | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,006 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,269 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,271 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 4,331 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,600 |
| Acres of oats | 784 |
| Acres of peas | 63 |
| Acres of potatoes | 335 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 48 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 368 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 105 |
| BEEF BAR | 8 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,594 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,190 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,688 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 474 |
| BWT AC | 4 |
| BWT BU | 34 |
| CRN AC | 9 |
| CRN BU | 104 |
| HAY TONS | 198,637 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 32 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 194 |
| Number of horses | 249 |
| Number of milk cows | 442 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 234 |
| Number of swine | 179 |
| OAT AC | 784 |
| OAT BU | 13,594 |
| PEA AC | 63 |
| PEA BU | 622 |
| PORK BAR | 105 |
| POT AC | 335 |
| POT BU | 32,190 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 230 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 503 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,382 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 69 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 618 |
| TOB LBS | 69 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 198,637 |
| WHT AC | 48 |
| WHT BU | 474 |
| WOOL LBS | 618 |
Manufacturing & industry (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of grist mills | |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting production by number of logs | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 100 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 228 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 242 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 89 |
Deaths & mortality (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 13 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 27 |
Other recorded variables (136 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 14,382 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BOV | 32 |
| C H | 194 |
| C LBS | 230 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,012 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,161 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,173 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 903 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 995 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 109 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 166 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 32 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 7 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 3 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 3 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 83 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 333 |
| C127 S MALE | 651 |
| C128 WID MALE | 28 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,012 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 85 |
| C130 MD FEM | 324 |
| C131 S FEM | 769 |
| C132 WID FEM | 68 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,161 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,173 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 14 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 13 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 27 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 79 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 122 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 115 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 78 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 39 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 41 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 31 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 33 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 26 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 49 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 1 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 100 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 2 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 29 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 31 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 137 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 130 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 103 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 125 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 103 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 11 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 119 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 90 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 81 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 119 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 87 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 4 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 116 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 11 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 5 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 92 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 43 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 9 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 4 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 70 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 8 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 6 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 61 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 16 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 16 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 37 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 29 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 13 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 15 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 16 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 10 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 16 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 4 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 3 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 5 |
| CAR BU | 293 |
| CD NAME | Québec |
| CROP | 1,271 |
| CULT | 4,331 |
| ENG WLS | 26 |
| FC YRDS | 242 |
| FLAN YRDS | 228 |
| FLX LBS | 503 |
| FREN ORIG | 1,160 |
| GARDEN | 54 |
| HELD | 6,600 |
| HORSE | 249 |
| IRE | 376 |
| LIN YRDS | 89 |
| LINE NO | 1,294 |
| M COWS | 442 |
| MPLS LBS | 125 |
| MW BU | 167 |
| NOT FRN | 538 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 7 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 14 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 23 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 43 |
| O OVR 200 | 1 |
| O UNDR 10 | 25 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 3,006 |
| SCOT | 50 |
| SHEEP | 234 |
| SWINE | 179 |
| TOT O | 113 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 7,688 |
| US | 8 |
| WOOD | 2,269 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069008— 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 1851 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. Foye, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foye-qc069008-1851/.