St. Damase, Quebec (1861 census)

Name: St. Damase (1861)
Address: Quebec, CA

St. Damase was a census subdivision in St. Hyacinthe County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,469. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.520°N, 73.020°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Damase had a population of 2,469: 1,248 male and 1,221 female residents. Population density was 65.2 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	2,783
1861	2,469
1871	2,345
1881	2,112
1891	1,718
1901	1,446
1911	1,341
1921	1,256

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Damase shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 324 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (27 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	1,139
Females present who are not members of the family	82
Male members of the family who are present	1,164
Males present who are not members of the family	84
Number of adult females unable to read or write	179
Number of adult males unable to read or write	280
Number of blind females	1
Number of blind males	1
Number of female births in the past year	49
Number of females	1,221
Number of females attending school	231
Number of lunatic females	5
Number of lunatic males	6
Number of male births in the past year	45
Number of males	1,248
Number of males attending school	226
Number of married females	391
Number of married males	408
Number of single females	790
Number of single males	816
Number of widowed females	40
Number of widowed males	24
POP FX N.1	1,221
POP MX N.1	1,248
POP TOT	2,469
POP XX N.1	2,469
Total population	2,469

Age structure (57 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	38
Number of females aged 1 to 2	40
Number of females aged 2 to 3	40
Number of females aged 4 to 5	46
Number of females aged 5 to 10	200
Number of females of unknown age	1
Number of males aged 1 to 2	54
Number of males aged 2 to 3	41
Number of males aged 3 to 4	43
Number of males aged 4 to 5	47
Number of males aged 5 to 10	195
Number of males of unknown age	3
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	117
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	105
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	79
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	50
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	30
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	7
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	95
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	109
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	80
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	54
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	47
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	19
Number of married males aged 80 to 90	3
Number of married males aged 90 to 100	1
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	150
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	114
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	80
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	15
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	5
Number of single females aged 50 to 60	5
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	4
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	2
Number of single females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	160
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	129
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	86
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	7
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	4
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	2
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	4
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	9
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	14
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	6
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	2
Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40	3
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	3
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	6
Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90	4

Ethnic origin (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of French Canadians	2,458
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	7
Number of persons originating in Scotland	2
Number of persons originating in the United States	2

Agriculture (70 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	1,233
Acres of buckwheat	10
Acres of corn	42
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	56
Acres of farmland in gardens	67
Acres of farmland in pasture	9,400
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	4,061
Acres of farmland under crops	11,884
Acres of farmland under cultivation	21,351
Acres of land in farms	25,412
Acres of oats	3,554
Acres of peas	2,076
Acres of potatoes	158
Acres of rye	1
Acres of spring wheat	2,737
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	219
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	701
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	19,669
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	107
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	189
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	1,077
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	8
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	50,671
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	22,031
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	21,188
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	12
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	25,923
C20 WHT SP AC	2,737
C21 WHT SP BU	25,923
C22 BAR AC	1,233
C23 BAR BU	19,669
C24 RYE AC	1
C25 RYE BU	12
C26 PEA AC	2,076
C27 PEA BU	22,031
C28 OAT AC	3,554
C29 OAT BU	50,671
C30 BWT AC	10
C31 BWT BU	107
C34 POT AC	158
C35 POT BU	21,188
C43 HAY TONS	1,559
C47 WOOL LBS	9,103
C63 BEEF BAR	219
C64 PORK BAR	701
HRS ov03 V	48,492
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	158
Number of calves and heifers	1,367
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	343
Number of horses aged over 3 years	816
Number of milk cows	1,203
Number of occupants of farms	319
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	15
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	77
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	26
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	192
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	3
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	6
Number of sheep	2,959
Number of swine	956
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	136
Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year	8,187
Pounds of homemade butter	31,551
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	30,998
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	9,103
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,559
Value of all livestock	102,268
Value of farm implements in dollars	28,359
Value of farms (dollars)	680,520
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	2,114

Manufacturing & industry (7 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for hire	102
Number of carriages for pleasure	831
Value of carriages for hire (dollars)	1,122
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	19,335
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	6,445
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	3,491
Yards of linen produced in the past year	6,561

Deaths & mortality (15 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	12
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70	2
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	12
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	6
Total number of deaths in the past year	24

Other recorded variables (144 variables)

Variable	Value
C01 TOTAL	319
C02 OCC UNDR 10	6
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	15
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	26
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	192
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	77
C07 OCC OVR 200	3
C08 HELD	25,412
C09 UNDR CULT	21,351
C1 Males	1,248
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	6
C10 UNDR CROP	11,884
C100 Between 90 and 100 years Married M	1
C107 Between 90 and 100 years Deaths F	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	2
C11 UNDR PAST	9,400
C116 Ages not given M	3
C117 Ages not given F	1
C12 GARDENS	67
C12 Under 2 Years M	54
C120 Married M	408
C121 Single M	816
C122 Widowed M	24
C123 Total M	1,248
C124 Married F	391
C125 Single F	790
C126 Widows F	40
C127 Total F	1,221
C128 Grand Total	2,469
C129 Deaths M	12
C13 Under 2 Years F	40
C13 WOOD WILD	4,061
C130 Deaths F	12
C131 Deaths Total	24
C136 Attending School M	226
C137 Attending School F	231
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	280
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	179
C14 CASH FARM	680,520
C142 Blind M	1
C143 Blind F	1
C144 Lunatics M	6
C145 Lunatics F	5
C15 CASH IMP	28,359
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	2
C16 GARDN VALUE	2,114
C16 Under 3 years M	41
C17 LAND HELD	56
C17 Under 3 years F	40
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	2
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	1
C2 Females	1,221
C20 Under 4 years M	43
C21 Under 4 years F	38
C24 Under 5 years M	47
C25 Under 5 years F	46
C26 Deaths under 5 years M	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	195
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	200
C3 Total	2,469
C32 INDN CRN AC	42
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	160
C33 INDN CRN BU	1,077
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	150
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	129
C4 Members of Family M	1,164
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	1
C40 MAN WURT BU	8
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	114
C42 CLV TIM GRA	189
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	95
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	86
C45 MPL SGR LBS	30,998
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	2
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	117
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	80
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	3,491
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	2
C49 FLAN YRDS	6,445
C5 Members of Family F	1,139
C50 FLX HEM LBS	8,187
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	3
C51 LIN YRDS	6,561
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	109
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	158
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	7
C53 MILK COWS	1,203
C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M	3
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	1,367
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	105
C55 HORSES	816
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	15
C56 HORSES VAL	48,492
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	4
C57 COLTS FILLIES	343
C58 SHEEP	2,959
C59 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths F	2
C59 SWINE	956
C6 Not Members of Family M	84
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	80
C60 TOT VALUE	102,268
C61 BUTTER LB	31,551
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	3
C62 CHEESE LB	136
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	79
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	5
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	3
C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M	1
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	54
C68 CAR PLEASURE	831
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	4
C69 VALUE DOL P	19,335
C7 Not Members of Family F	82
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	1
C70 CAR HIRE	102
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	50
C71 VALUE DOL H	1,122
C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F	5
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	9
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	47
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	2
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	5
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	30
C8 Births in 1860 M	45
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	4
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	14
C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M	2
C83 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths F	1
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	19
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	6
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	7
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	2
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	6
C9 Births in 1860 F	49
C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M	3
C94 Between 80 and 90 years Widowers M	4
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	2
C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	2
CD NAME	St. Hyacinthe
England and Wales	7
Natives of Canada French Origin	2,458
Scotland	2
United States	2

Identifiers

TCP UID: QC050004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC091005 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-damase-qc050004-1861/.