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 density was 49.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 269 |
| Number of families | 269 |
| Number of females | 728 |
| Number of males | 750 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 492 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 728 |
| POP M | 750 |
| POP TOT | 1,478 |
| Total population | 1,478 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 480 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 945 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,478 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 248 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 247 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,291 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,248 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,011 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,315 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,386 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,634 |
| Acres of oats | 3,013 |
| Acres of potatoes | 167 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 399 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 473 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 473 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,713 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,115 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,902 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,759 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,050 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 487 |
| BWT BU | 4,713 |
| CRN BU | 1,300 |
| HAY AC | 3,315 |
| HAY TONS | 3,596 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 171 |
| Number of chickens | 3,087 |
| Number of ducks | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 256 |
| Number of geese | 112 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 129 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 442 |
| Number of milk cows | 633 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 256 |
| Number of other cattle | 581 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 66 |
| Number of sheep | 1,160 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 663 |
| Number of swine | 841 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 478 |
| Number of turkeys | 166 |
| OAT AC | 3,013 |
| OAT BU | 27,115 |
| PEA BU | 10,902 |
| POT AC | 167 |
| POT BU | 16,759 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,929 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,673 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,596 |
| WHT AC | 399 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,050 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 84 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,673 |
| CATTLE KS | 171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 480 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 945 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,929 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 129 |
| DUCKS | 117 |
| FAMILIES | 269 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,478 |
| GEESE | 112 |
| GRA BU | 166 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,087 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 442 |
| HOUSES | 248 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 247 |
| INF 11 A | 66 |
| MD FEM | 246 |
| MD MALE | 246 |
| MD TOT | 492 |
| MILK COWS | 633 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC P | 256 |
| OC TOT | 256 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 581 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,160 |
| SHEEP KS | 663 |
| SUP AM | 15,386 |
| SUP FOR | 5,248 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 4,291 |
| SUP SC | 11,011 |
| SUP TOT | 20,634 |
| SWINE | 841 |
| SWINE KS | 478 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 248 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 487 |
| TURKEY | 166 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 77 |
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/.