St. Damase, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Damase was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.520°N, 73.013°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Damase had a population of 1,341: 663 male and 678 female residents. Population density was 42.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Damase shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,446 |
| POP F | 678 |
| POP M | 663 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.62 |
| POP TOT | 1,341 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 28,979 |
| AREA SQ MI | 45.28 |
| DWELLINGS | 266 |
| F MARRIED | 232 |
| F SINGLE | 414 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 272 |
| FRENCH | 1,341 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 234 |
| M SINGLE | 398 |
| M WIDOWED | 30 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,339 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-damase-qc195006-1911/.