Ste. Foye, Quebec (1901 census)
Ste. Foye was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.774°N, 71.305°W.
Population
In 1901, Ste. Foye had a population of 1,066: 512 male and 554 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Ste. Foye shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Banlieue (Notre-Dame de Québec)
- Québec, St. Sauveur, Ward—Quartier
- St. Colomb de Sillery
- St. Félix du Cap Rouge
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 554 |
| Number of males | 512 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of single females | 375 |
| Number of single males | 321 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP F | 554 |
| POP M | 512 |
| POP TOT | 1,066 |
| Total population | 1,066 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 4,711 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 4,711 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| MARRIED F | 158 |
| MARRIED M | 170 |
| SINGLE F | 375 |
| SINGLE M | 321 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185009— 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: 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foye-qc185009-1901/.