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 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 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 154 |
| Number of families | 154 |
| Number of females | 411 |
| Number of males | 409 |
| Number of married females | 141 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 411 |
| POP M | 409 |
| POP TOT | 820 |
| Total population | 820 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 523 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 820 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 143 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 26 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,955 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,278 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,946 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,955 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,922 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,200 |
| Acres of oats | 435 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 36 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 576 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 576 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,025 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,186 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,257 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 362 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 582 |
| BWT BU | 3,025 |
| HAY AC | 1,955 |
| HAY TONS | 808 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 55 |
| Number of chickens | 613 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 149 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 347 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 158 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 352 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 172 |
| Number of swine | 114 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 193 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 435 |
| OAT BU | 6,186 |
| PEA BU | 169 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 5,257 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,082 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 121 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,975 |
| RYE BU | 78 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 808 |
| WHT AC | 36 |
| WHT SP BU | 362 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,975 |
| CATTLE KS | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 523 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,082 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 154 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 121 |
| FRN CA | 820 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 613 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 143 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 141 |
| MD MALE | 141 |
| MD TOT | 282 |
| MILK COWS | 347 |
| NAME CD | Bellechasse |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 149 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 158 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 352 |
| SHEEP KS | 172 |
| SUP AM | 5,922 |
| SUP FOR | 10,278 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 2,955 |
| SUP SC | 2,946 |
| SUP TOT | 16,200 |
| SWINE | 114 |
| SWINE KS | 193 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 143 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 582 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 100 |
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: 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. Damien, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-damien-qc141005-1891/.