St. Damase, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Damase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,112. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462044. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.520°N, 73.020°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Damase had a population of 2,112: 1,041 male and 1,071 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Damase, 1891 (91.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Damase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,112 total population, 1,071 females, 1,041 males, 799 married persons, 452 families, 400 married females, 399 married males, 65 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,248 single persons under 18, 636 single females under 18, 612 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 368 inhabited houses, 368 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,732 bushels of oats, 16,537 bushels of barley, 13,726 bushels of peas and beans, 9,365 bushels of potatoes, 4,840 bushels of spring wheat, 4,364 bushels of corn, 3,488 acres of hay crops, 2,760 tons of hay, 673 bushels of other root crops, 625 acres of wheat, 605 bushels of buckwheat, 554 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 113 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of turnips, 3 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,112 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062011— 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 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-qc062011-1881/.