St. Norbert, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Norbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.319°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Norbert had a population of 1,943: 974 male and 969 female residents. Population density was 65.4 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 341 |
| Number of females | 969 |
| Number of males | 974 |
| Number of married females | 314 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 630 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| Total population | 1,943 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,260 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 296 |
| Number of occupied houses | 296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 731 |
| BWT BU | 11,278 |
| CRN BU | 716 |
| HAY AC | 1,340 |
| HAY TONS | 2,318 |
| OAT BU | 48,487 |
| PEA BU | 17,108 |
| POT AC | 238 |
| POT BU | 26,207 |
| RYE BU | 455 |
| Total area (acres) | 37,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,358 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 369 |
| AREA | 37,840 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| CD | 103 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 341 |
| FEMALE | 969 |
| GRA BU | 362 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 296 |
| INHABITED | 296 |
| MALE | 974 |
| MARRIED F | 314 |
| MARRIED M | 316 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 630 |
| POPULATION | 1,943 |
| ROOT BU | 959 |
| SINGLE F | 632 |
| SINGLE M | 628 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,260 |
| TUR BU | 47 |
| UNINHABITED | 41 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC103008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-norbert-qc103008-1871/.