St. Norbert, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Norbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 820. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.095°N, 71.862°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Norbert had a population of 820: 408 male and 412 female residents. Population density was 38.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 852 |
| 1881 | 820 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Norbert d Arthabaska, 1891 (88.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
- Arthabaskaville, Village
- Chester, North—Nord
- Halifax N.
- St. Christophe
- Stanfold
- Victoriaville, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 412 |
| Number of males | 408 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 253 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 820 |
| Total population | 820 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,282 |
| Acres of potatoes | 100 |
| Acres of wheat | 245 |
| BAR BU | 587 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 587 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,151 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,868 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 806 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,577 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,906 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,141 |
| BWT BU | 1,151 |
| CRN BU | 178 |
| HAY AC | 1,282 |
| HAY TONS | 1,403 |
| OAT BU | 18,868 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 806 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 9,577 |
| RYE BU | 243 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,403 |
| WHT AC | 245 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,906 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 268 |
| C UNMD M | 266 |
| C UNMD TOT | 534 |
| D OCC | 128 |
| FEMALE | 412 |
| GRA BU | 95 |
| H INHAB | 128 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 408 |
| MD F | 125 |
| MD M | 128 |
| MD TOT | 253 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 133 |
| TUR BU | 1,141 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052018— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-norbert-qc052018-1881/.