Ste. Foye, Quebec (1911 census)
Ste. Foye was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,219. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.774°N, 71.305°W.
Population
In 1911, Ste. Foye had a population of 1,219: 638 male and 581 female residents. Population density was 165.6 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Ste. Foye shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Banlieue (Notre-Dame de Québec)
- Petite Rivière
- Québec, ward-quartier St. Malo
- St. Colomb de Sillery
- St. Félix du Cap Rouge
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,711 area in acres, 1,219 total population, 638 males in the population, 581 females in the population, 423 single (never-married) males, 362 single (never-married) females, 218 families, 194 married males, 188 married females, 165.60 population per square mile, 26 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 7.36 area in square miles, 5 females with marital status not given, 5 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 1,066 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,017 persons of French origin, 87 persons of British origin (Irish), 71 persons of British origin (English), 39 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,105 Roman Catholics, 37 Presbyterians, 31 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 16 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 185 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
QC190009— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-foye-qc190009-1911/.