St. Norbert, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Norbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,478. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.319°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Norbert had a population of 1,478: 750 male and 728 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,478 total population, 750 males, 728 females, 492 married persons, 269 families, 246 married females, 246 married males, 41 widowed persons, 24 widowed males, 17 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 945 single persons under 18, 480 single males under 18, 465 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,478 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 248 houses, 248 occupied houses, 247 houses built of wood, 200 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses of 2 stories, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,673 pounds of homemade butter, 27,115 bushels of oats, 20,634 acres of land in farms, 16,759 bushels of potatoes, 15,386 acres of improved land in farms, 11,011 acres of farmland under crops, 10,902 bushels of peas, 5,248 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,929 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,713 bushels of buckwheat, 4,291 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,596 tons of hay, 3,315 acres of hay crops, 3,087 chickens, 3,050 bushels of spring wheat, 3,013 acres of oats, 1,300 bushels of corn, 1,160 sheep, 841 swine, 663 sheep slaughtered or sold, 633 milk cows, 581 other cattle, 487 bushels of turnips, 478 swine slaughtered or sold, 473 bushels of barley, 442 horses aged over 3 years, 399 acres of wheat, 256 farm occupants who own their land, 256 occupants of farms, 171 cattle killed or sold, 167 acres of potatoes, 166 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 166 turkeys, 129 horses aged 3 years and under, 117 ducks, 112 geese, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 84 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 oxen, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 66 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 41 acres of barley, 23 other fowl, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 2 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Arsène Denis | 1857–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142011— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-norbert-qc142011-1891/.