St. Damase, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Damase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.196°N, 69.988°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Damase had a population of 624: 324 male and 300 female residents. Population density was 5.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 624 |
| 1901 | 597 |
| 1911 | 1,022 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Louise, Ashford, 1881 (78.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Damase, 1901 (66.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Damase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 104 |
| Number of families | 104 |
| Number of females | 300 |
| Number of males | 324 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 300 |
| POP M | 324 |
| POP TOT | 624 |
| Total population | 624 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 424 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 624 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 100 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 100 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 48 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,359 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,933 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,853 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,204 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,217 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,150 |
| Acres of oats | 532 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 73 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,139 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,141 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 502 |
| BWT BU | 83 |
| HAY AC | 1,204 |
| HAY TONS | 594 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 53 |
| Number of chickens | 447 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 95 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 91 |
| Number of milk cows | 253 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 101 |
| Number of other cattle | 105 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 284 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 110 |
| Number of swine | 119 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| OAT AC | 532 |
| OAT BU | 5,139 |
| PEA BU | 336 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 6,141 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 157 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 846 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,378 |
| RYE BU | 101 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 594 |
| WHT AC | 73 |
| WHT SP BU | 418 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,378 |
| CATTLE KS | 53 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 424 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 157 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 846 |
| FRN CA | 624 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 447 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 91 |
| HOUSES | 100 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 100 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 93 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| MILK COWS | 253 |
| NAME CD | L’lslet |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 95 |
| OC TOT | 101 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 105 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 284 |
| SHEEP KS | 110 |
| SUP AM | 6,217 |
| SUP FOR | 7,933 |
| SUP JV | 5 |
| SUP PAT | 2,359 |
| SUP SC | 3,853 |
| SUP TOT | 14,150 |
| SWINE | 119 |
| SWINE KS | 137 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 101 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 502 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC170004_1891— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-damase-qc165001-1891/.