St. Norbert d Arthabaska, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Norbert d Arthabaska was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 836. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.095°N, 71.855°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Norbert d Arthabaska had a population of 836: 417 male and 419 female residents. Population density was 44.2 people per square mile.
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 St. Norbert, 1881 (88.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Norbert, 1901 (85.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Norbert d Arthabaska shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 419 |
| Number of males | 417 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 419 |
| POP M | 417 |
| POP TOT | 836 |
| Total population | 836 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 537 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 835 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 138 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 133 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,343 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,841 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,716 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,199 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,166 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,007 |
| Acres of oats | 1,223 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 260 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 445 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,295 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,307 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,694 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 449 |
| BWT BU | 724 |
| CRN BU | 386 |
| HAY AC | 2,199 |
| HAY TONS | 1,668 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 1,236 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 118 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 80 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 156 |
| Number of milk cows | 506 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 129 |
| Number of other cattle | 478 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 110 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 828 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 622 |
| Number of swine | 204 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 186 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 1,223 |
| OAT BU | 15,295 |
| PEA BU | 228 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 14,307 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 127 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,072 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,668 |
| WHT AC | 260 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,694 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 24 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,210 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 537 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 127 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 80 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,072 |
| FRN CA | 835 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,236 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 156 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 264 |
| MILK COWS | 506 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 118 |
| OC TOT | 129 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 478 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 828 |
| SHEEP KS | 622 |
| SUP AM | 12,166 |
| SUP FOR | 3,841 |
| SUP JV | 107 |
| SUP PAT | 4,343 |
| SUP SC | 7,716 |
| SUP TOT | 16,007 |
| SWINE | 204 |
| SWINE KS | 186 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 138 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 449 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 110 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153024— 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 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). "St. Norbert d Arthabaska, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-norbert-d-arthabaska-qc153024-1891/.