St. Norbert, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Norbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.319°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Norbert had a population of 1,451: 697 male and 754 female residents. Population density was 48.8 people per square mile.
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 | 1,210 |
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 217 |
| Number of families | 217 |
| Number of females | 754 |
| Number of males | 697 |
| Number of married females | 228 |
| Number of married males | 227 |
| Number of married persons | 455 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 1,451 |
| Total population | 1,451 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 504 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 960 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 215 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,556 |
| Acres of potatoes | 113 |
| Acres of wheat | 267 |
| BAR BU | 241 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,651 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 788 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,864 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,668 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 31,520 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,353 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,587 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 7,651 |
| CRN BU | 788 |
| HAY AC | 1,556 |
| HAY TONS | 2,461 |
| OAT BU | 27,864 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 31,520 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 13,353 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,461 |
| WHT AC | 267 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,587 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 504 |
| C UNMD M | 456 |
| C UNMD TOT | 960 |
| D OCC | 215 |
| FEMALE | 754 |
| GRA BU | 108 |
| H INHAB | 215 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 697 |
| MD F | 228 |
| MD M | 227 |
| MD TOT | 455 |
| NUMBER CD | 86 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,668 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086008— 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 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-qc086008-1881/.