St. Norbert, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Norbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 746. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.100°N, 71.849°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Norbert had a population of 746: 369 male and 377 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 746 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 698 |
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 St. Norbert d Arthabaska, 1891 (85.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 746 total population, 377 females, 369 males, 231 single females, 228 single males, 147 families, 132 married males, 131 married females, 15 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 132 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 8,993 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912628
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-norbert-qc153031-1901/.