St. Damase, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Damase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,345. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.520°N, 73.020°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Damase had a population of 2,345: 1,187 male and 1,158 female residents. Population density was 61.9 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Damase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 381 |
| Number of females | 1,158 |
| Number of males | 1,187 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 371 |
| Number of married persons | 741 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| Total population | 2,345 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 742 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 784 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,526 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 333 |
| Number of occupied houses | 333 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17,522 |
| BWT BU | 953 |
| CRN BU | 4,444 |
| HAY AC | 2,467 |
| HAY TONS | 1,972 |
| OAT BU | 38,069 |
| PEA BU | 9,671 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 19,841 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,675 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,723 |
| AREA | 22,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 98 |
| CD | 121 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 381 |
| FEMALE | 1,158 |
| GRA BU | 430 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 333 |
| INHABITED | 333 |
| MALE | 1,187 |
| MARRIED F | 370 |
| MARRIED M | 371 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 741 |
| POPULATION | 2,345 |
| ROOT BU | 1,608 |
| SINGLE F | 742 |
| SINGLE M | 784 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,526 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| UNINHABITED | 55 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC121001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-damase-qc121001-1871/.