St. Damien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Damien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 820. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2760542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.631°N, 70.653°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Damien had a population of 820: 409 male and 411 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 820 |
| 1901 | 1,174 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Damien shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 820 total population, 411 females, 409 males, 282 married persons, 154 families, 141 married females, 141 married males, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 523 single persons under 18, 262 single males under 18, 261 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 820 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 143 houses, 143 houses built of wood, 143 occupied houses, 140 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 2 rooms, 26 houses of 1 room, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,975 pounds of homemade butter, 16,200 acres of land in farms, 10,278 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,186 bushels of oats, 5,922 acres of improved land in farms, 5,257 bushels of potatoes, 3,025 bushels of buckwheat, 2,955 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,946 acres of farmland under crops, 1,955 acres of hay crops, 1,082 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 808 tons of hay, 613 chickens, 582 bushels of turnips, 576 bushels of barley, 435 acres of oats, 362 bushels of spring wheat, 352 sheep, 347 milk cows, 193 swine slaughtered or sold, 172 sheep slaughtered or sold, 169 bushels of peas, 158 other cattle, 155 occupants of farms, 149 farm occupants who own their land, 121 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 114 swine, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 100 oxen, 98 acres of potatoes, 78 bushels of rye, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 cattle killed or sold, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 acres of barley, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 acres of wheat, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 other fowl, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2760542
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. Damien, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-damien-qc141005-1891/.