St. Damase, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Damase was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 465. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.647°N, 67.794°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Damase had a population of 465: 222 male and 243 female residents. Population density was 8.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 465 |
| 1891 | 863 |
| 1901 | 896 |
| 1911 | 1,019 |
| 1921 | 1,190 |
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 McNider, 1871 (60.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Damase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 243 |
| Number of males | 222 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 70 |
| Number of married persons | 140 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP TOT | 465 |
| Total population | 465 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 322 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 72 |
| Number of occupied houses | 72 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 135 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 714 |
| BAR BU | 4,258 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,258 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 860 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,463 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,237 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,215 |
| BWT BU | 135 |
| HAY AC | 135 |
| HAY TONS | 81 |
| OAT BU | 860 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 655 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 4,463 |
| RYE BU | 274 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 81 |
| WHT AC | 714 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,237 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 171 |
| C UNMD M | 151 |
| C UNMD TOT | 322 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| D OCC | 72 |
| FEMALE | 243 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| H INHAB | 72 |
| MALE | 222 |
| MD F | 70 |
| MD M | 70 |
| MD TOT | 140 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 44 |
| TUR BU | 1,215 |
| WID F | 2 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070007— 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 1881 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. Damase, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-damase-qc040022-1881/.