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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,451 total population, 754 females, 697 males, 455 married persons, 228 married females, 227 married males, 217 families, 36 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 960 single persons under 18, 504 single females under 18, 456 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 215 inhabited houses, 215 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 31,520 bushels of peas and beans, 27,864 bushels of oats, 13,353 bushels of potatoes, 7,651 bushels of buckwheat, 2,668 bushels of other root crops, 2,587 bushels of spring wheat, 2,461 tons of hay, 1,556 acres of hay crops, 788 bushels of corn, 267 acres of wheat, 241 bushels of barley, 113 acres of potatoes, 108 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 35 bushels of rye, 11 bushels of turnips, 8 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Arsène Denis | 1857–1936 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,451 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:
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/.