Ste. Foye, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Foye was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,034. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.774°N, 71.305°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Foye had a population of 1,034: 487 male and 547 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Foye shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,034 total population, 547 females, 487 males, 290 married persons, 188 families, 145 married females, 145 married males, 51 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 693 single persons under 18, 375 single females under 18, 318 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 864 French Canadians, 170 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 186 houses, 186 houses built of wood, 186 occupied houses, 113 houses of 2 stories, 87 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 70 houses of 1 story, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,812 bushels of potatoes, 41,274 bushels of turnips, 24,420 pounds of homemade butter, 12,477 bushels of oats, 6,076 acres of land in farms, 4,317 acres of improved land in farms, 3,574 tons of hay, 3,289 acres of farmland under crops, 2,135 chickens, 1,987 acres of hay crops, 1,759 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 959 acres of farmland in pasture, 536 acres of oats, 485 bushels of barley, 464 acres of potatoes, 403 bushels of buckwheat, 346 milk cows, 312 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 265 horses aged over 3 years, 200 swine, 182 acres of turnips, 177 swine slaughtered or sold, 176 ducks, 159 bushels of peas, 154 other cattle, 149 bushels of corn, 146 bushels of spring wheat, 110 occupants of farms, 101 farm occupants who own their land, 85 other fowl, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 69 bushels of beans, 51 cattle killed or sold, 50 sheep, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 turkeys, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 acres of barley, 24 geese, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 acres of wheat, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 oxen, 5 sheep slaughtered or sold, Capacity of silos (tons): 2, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Auguste Gigault | 1845–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180010— 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 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. Foye, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foye-qc180010-1891/.