St. Damase, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Damase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,469. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462044. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,469 |
| 1871 | 2,345 |
| 1881 | 2,112 |
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,469 total population, 1,248 males, 1,221 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,164, Female members of the family who are present: 1,139, 816 single males, 790 single females, 408 married males, 391 married females, 280 adult males unable to read or write, 231 females attending school, 226 males attending school, 179 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 84, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, 49 female births, 45 male births, 40 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 5 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 200 females aged 5 to 10, 195 males aged 5 to 10, 160 single males aged 10 to 15, 150 single females aged 10 to 15, 129 single males aged 15 to 20, 117 married females aged 20 to 30, 114 single females aged 15 to 20, 109 married males aged 30 to 40, 105 married females aged 30 to 40, 95 married males aged 20 to 30, 86 single males aged 20 to 30, 80 married males aged 40 to 50, 80 single females aged 20 to 30, 79 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 50 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 males aged 4 to 5, 47 married males aged 60 to 70, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 38 females age 3 to 4, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 19 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,458 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $680,520 value farms (dollars), $102,268 value all livestock, 50,671 bushels of oats, $48,492 value horses aged over 3 years, 31,551 pounds of homemade butter, 30,998 pounds of maple sugar, $28,359 value farm implements in dollars, 25,923 bushels of spring wheat, 25,412 acres of land in farms, 22,031 bushels of peas, 21,351 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,188 bushels of potatoes, 19,669 bushels of barley, 11,884 acres of farmland under crops, 9,400 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,103 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,187 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,061 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,554 acres of oats, 2,959 sheep, 2,737 acres of spring wheat, $2,114 value garden and orchard crops, 2,076 acres of peas, 1,559 tons of hay, 1,367 calves and heifers, 1,233 acres of barley, 1,203 milk cows, 1,077 bushels of corn, 956 swine, 816 horses aged over 3 years, 701 barrels of pork, 343 horses aged 3 years and under, 319 occupants of farms, 219 barrels of beef, 192 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 189 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 158 acres of potatoes, 158 bulls, oxen, or steers, 136 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 107 bushels of buckwheat, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 67 acres of farmland in gardens, 56 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 42 acres of corn, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 bushels of rye, 10 acres of buckwheat, 8 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $19,335 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,561 yards of linen, 6,445 yards of flannel, 3,491 yards of fulled cloth, $1,122 value carriages for hire (dollars), 831 carriages for pleasure, 102 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, 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 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, 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 males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462044
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/.