St. Damase, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Damase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 863. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.646°N, 67.794°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Damase had a population of 863: 448 male and 415 female residents. Population density was 15.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 465 |
| 1891 | 863 |
| 1901 | 896 |
| 1911 | 1,019 |
| 1921 | 1,190 |
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, 1901 (94.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Damase shared boundaries with:
- N.-D. de l'Assomption
- St. Moïse
- St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais
- St. Pierre du Lac & Sayabec
- St. Ulric
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 148 |
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 415 |
| Number of males | 448 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 265 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 415 |
| POP M | 448 |
| POP TOT | 863 |
| Total population | 863 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 581 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 863 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 122 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 122 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 36 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 77 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 122 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 183 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,696 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,669 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,344 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,822 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,044 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,713 |
| Acres of oats | 267 |
| Acres of potatoes | 79 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 358 |
| BAR AC | 183 |
| BAR BU | 1,776 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,776 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,411 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,551 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,804 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,258 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 542 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,822 |
| HAY TONS | 653 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 65 |
| Number of chickens | 633 |
| Number of ducks | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 130 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 140 |
| Number of milk cows | 259 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 132 |
| Number of other cattle | 166 |
| Number of other fowl | 45 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 658 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 227 |
| Number of swine | 227 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 203 |
| OAT AC | 267 |
| OAT BU | 2,411 |
| PEA BU | 1,551 |
| POT AC | 79 |
| POT BU | 8,804 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 437 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,636 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,055 |
| RYE BU | 164 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 653 |
| WHT AC | 358 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,258 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,055 |
| CATTLE KS | 65 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 277 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 581 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 437 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| DUCKS | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 148 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,636 |
| FRN CA | 863 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 633 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 140 |
| HOUSES | 122 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 77 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 122 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 131 |
| MD MALE | 134 |
| MD TOT | 265 |
| MILK COWS | 259 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 130 |
| OC TOT | 132 |
| OTHER FOWL | 45 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 166 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 658 |
| SHEEP KS | 227 |
| SUP AM | 5,044 |
| SUP FOR | 12,669 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 1,696 |
| SUP SC | 3,344 |
| SUP TOT | 17,713 |
| SWINE | 227 |
| SWINE KS | 203 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 122 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 542 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070007— 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-qc183017-1891/.