St. Damase, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Damase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.018°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Damase had a population of 1,718: 843 male and 875 female residents. Population density was 49.5 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Damase, 1881 (91.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Damase, 1901 (90.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Damase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 328 |
| Number of families | 328 |
| Number of females | 875 |
| Number of males | 843 |
| Number of married females | 285 |
| Number of married males | 286 |
| Number of married persons | 571 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 875 |
| POP M | 843 |
| POP TOT | 1,718 |
| Total population | 1,718 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 535 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,079 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,717 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 307 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 276 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 307 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 135 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,227 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,773 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,073 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,963 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,798 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,839 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,912 |
| Acres of oats | 4,277 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 856 |
| BAR AC | 1,227 |
| BAR BU | 10,014 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,014 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,610 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,730 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,361 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,327 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,607 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,877 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,833 |
| BWT BU | 2,610 |
| CRN BU | 4,730 |
| HAY AC | 6,798 |
| HAY TONS | 3,542 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 274 |
| Number of chickens | 9,805 |
| Number of ducks | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 246 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 55 |
| Number of geese | 2,064 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 295 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 680 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,401 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 301 |
| Number of other cattle | 755 |
| Number of other fowl | 442 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 63 |
| Number of sheep | 2,074 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 966 |
| Number of swine | 1,270 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 669 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,007 |
| OAT AC | 4,277 |
| OAT BU | 31,361 |
| PEA BU | 9,327 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 11,607 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,527 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 18 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,078 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,542 |
| WHT AC | 856 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,877 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 106 |
| BEN BU | 136 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,078 |
| CATTLE KS | 274 |
| CHEESE LB | 12 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 544 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 535 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,079 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,527 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 295 |
| DUCKS | 113 |
| FAMILIES | 328 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 18 |
| FRN CA | 1,717 |
| GEESE | 2,064 |
| GRA BU | 374 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,805 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 680 |
| HOUSES | 307 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 307 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 135 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 276 |
| INF 11 A | 63 |
| MD FEM | 285 |
| MD MALE | 286 |
| MD TOT | 571 |
| MILK COWS | 1,401 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 55 |
| OC P | 246 |
| OC TOT | 301 |
| OTHER FOWL | 442 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 755 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 2,074 |
| SHEEP KS | 966 |
| SUP AM | 21,839 |
| SUP FOR | 3,073 |
| SUP JV | 103 |
| SUP PAT | 6,773 |
| SUP SC | 14,963 |
| SUP TOT | 24,912 |
| SWINE | 1,270 |
| SWINE KS | 669 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 307 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,833 |
| TURKEY | 1,007 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185005— 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 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-qc185005-1891/.