Ste. Foye, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Foye was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,085. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.774°N, 71.305°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Foye had a population of 1,085: 519 male and 566 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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. Foye shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Québec, Banlieue Centre
- Québec, St. Roch S
- St. Colomb de Sillery
- St. Félix du Cap Rouge
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,085 total population, 566 females, 519 males, 344 married persons, 204 families, 173 married males, 171 married females, 49 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 692 single persons under 18, 366 single females under 18, 326 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 188 inhabited houses, 188 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 76,388 bushels of potatoes, 19,696 bushels of turnips, 13,110 bushels of oats, 2,286 bushels of other root crops, 2,003 tons of hay, 1,205 acres of hay crops, 891 bushels of spring wheat, 695 bushels of peas and beans, 679 bushels of barley, 633 bushels of buckwheat, 479 acres of potatoes, 260 bushels of corn, 62 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Auguste Gigault | 1845–1915 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,085 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875569
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Foy,_Quebec_City
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Foy_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Foye, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foye-qc080008-1881/.