St. Norbert, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Norbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 852. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.095°N, 71.862°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Norbert had a population of 852: 431 male and 421 female residents. Population density was 40.0 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Arthabaska, 1861 (47.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
- Arthabaskaville, Village
- Chester, North—Nord
- Halifax N.
- St. Christophe
- Stanfold
- Victoriaville, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 421 |
| Number of males | 431 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 259 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| Total population | 852 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 575 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 124 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 378 |
| BWT BU | 1,250 |
| CRN BU | 433 |
| HAY AC | 1,104 |
| HAY TONS | 941 |
| OAT BU | 14,144 |
| PEA BU | 906 |
| POT AC | 134 |
| POT BU | 19,552 |
| RYE BU | 288 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,900 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,517 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 321 |
| AREA | 18,900 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| CD | 137 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| FEMALE | 421 |
| GRA BU | 57 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 124 |
| INHABITED | 124 |
| MALE | 431 |
| MARRIED F | 130 |
| MARRIED M | 129 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 259 |
| POPULATION | 852 |
| ROOT BU | 24 |
| SINGLE F | 275 |
| SINGLE M | 300 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 575 |
| TUR BU | 279 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137007— 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 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-qc137007-1871/.