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 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 density was 55.8 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).
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 452 |
| Number of families | 452 |
| Number of females | 1,071 |
| Number of males | 1,041 |
| Number of married females | 400 |
| Number of married males | 399 |
| Number of married persons | 799 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP TOT | 2,112 |
| Total population | 2,112 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 636 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,248 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 368 |
| Number of occupied houses | 368 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,488 |
| Acres of potatoes | 113 |
| Acres of wheat | 625 |
| BAR BU | 16,537 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,537 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 605 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 554 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,364 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,732 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 673 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13,726 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,365 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,840 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 605 |
| CRN BU | 4,364 |
| HAY AC | 3,488 |
| HAY TONS | 2,760 |
| OAT BU | 45,732 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13,726 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 9,365 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,760 |
| WHT AC | 625 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,840 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 636 |
| C UNMD M | 612 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,248 |
| D OCC | 368 |
| FEMALE | 1,071 |
| GRA BU | 554 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 368 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 1,041 |
| MD F | 400 |
| MD M | 399 |
| MD TOT | 799 |
| NUMBER CD | 62 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 673 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062011— 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 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/.