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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912628. 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 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:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 820 total population, 412 females, 408 males, 253 married persons, 141 families, 128 married males, 125 married females, 33 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 534 single persons under 18, 268 single females under 18, 266 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 128 inhabited houses, 128 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,868 bushels of oats, 9,577 bushels of potatoes, 2,906 bushels of spring wheat, 1,403 tons of hay, 1,282 acres of hay crops, 1,151 bushels of buckwheat, 1,141 bushels of turnips, 806 bushels of peas and beans, 587 bushels of barley, 245 acres of wheat, 243 bushels of rye, 178 bushels of corn, 133 bushels of other root crops, 100 acres of potatoes, 95 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 820 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q112912628
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/.