St. Norbert, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Norbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.319°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Norbert had a population of 1,500: 738 male and 762 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 875 |
| 1861 | 1,500 |
| 1871 | 1,943 |
| 1881 | 1,451 |
| 1891 | 1,478 |
| 1901 | 1,292 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,048 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,500 total population, 762 females, 738 males, Female members of the family who are present: 708, Male members of the family who are present: 706, 516 single females, 514 single males, 224 adult males unable to read or write, 224 married females, 216 married males, 199 adult females unable to read or write, 117 females attending school, 97 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 54, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, 30 female births, 30 male births, 22 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 3 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 132 females aged 5 to 10, 107 single females aged 15 to 20, 105 males aged 5 to 10, 100 single males aged 10 to 15, 83 single females aged 10 to 15, 78 single males aged 15 to 20, 74 married males aged 30 to 40, 72 single males aged 20 to 30, 66 married females aged 20 to 30, 66 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 40 to 50, 42 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 39 married males aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 23 females aged 1 to 2, 22 females aged 2 to 3, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 females age 3 to 4, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,500 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $276,893 value farms (dollars), 64,077 bushels of oats, $41,140 value all livestock, $21,875 value horses aged over 3 years, 19,222 bushels of potatoes, 18,645 acres of land in farms, 16,980 pounds of maple sugar, 13,151 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,902 pounds of homemade butter, 9,837 acres of farmland under crops, 9,814 bushels of peas, $7,681 value farm implements in dollars, 5,494 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,145 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,911 bushels of buckwheat, 4,538 acres of oats, 3,528 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,272 acres of farmland in pasture, $1,841 value garden and orchard crops, 1,428 sheep, 1,362 tons of hay, 1,055 bushels of spring wheat, 1,052 bushels of barley, 886 bushels of rye, 823 acres of peas, 713 bulls, oxen, or steers, 528 swine, 480 milk cows, 400 calves and heifers, 387 acres of buckwheat, 362 barrels of pork, 348 horses aged over 3 years, 271 occupants of farms, 233 acres of potatoes, 182 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 122 horses aged 3 years and under, 120 bushels of corn, 111 acres of spring wheat, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 88 barrels of beef, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 82 acres of rye, 73 acres of barley, 71 bushels of turnips, 66 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 63 bushels of carrots, 50 gallons of cider, 47 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 42 acres of farmland in gardens, 40 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of corn, 7 bushels of beans, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,070 yards of linen, $3,706 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,157 yards of flannel, 1,581 yards of fulled cloth, 166 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Arsène Denis | 1857–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC008010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043012— 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-norbert-qc008010-1861/.