St. Damien, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Damien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,163. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.336°N, 73.488°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Damien had a population of 1,163: 596 male and 567 female residents. Population density was 27.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,170 |
| 1891 | 1,163 |
| 1901 | 1,194 |
| 1911 | 1,274 |
| 1921 | 1,043 |
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 207 |
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 567 |
| Number of males | 596 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 371 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 567 |
| POP M | 596 |
| POP TOT | 1,163 |
| Total population | 1,163 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 755 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,161 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 175 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 105 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,094 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,916 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,830 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,041 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,955 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,871 |
| Acres of oats | 1,564 |
| Acres of potatoes | 95 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 114 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 247 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 247 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,802 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,784 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,363 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,048 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 752 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 272 |
| BWT BU | 3,802 |
| CRN BU | 155 |
| HAY AC | 2,041 |
| HAY TONS | 1,728 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 104 |
| Number of chickens | 2,010 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 188 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 64 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 216 |
| Number of milk cows | 534 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 309 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 1,062 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 471 |
| Number of swine | 499 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 398 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 1,564 |
| OAT BU | 15,784 |
| PEA BU | 1,363 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 9,048 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,448 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,767 |
| RYE BU | 43 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,728 |
| WHT AC | 114 |
| WHT SP BU | 752 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,767 |
| CATTLE KS | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 755 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,448 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 65 |
| FRN CA | 1,161 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 66 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,010 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 216 |
| HOUSES | 175 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 187 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 371 |
| MILK COWS | 534 |
| NAME CD | Berthier |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 188 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 309 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,062 |
| SHEEP KS | 471 |
| SUP AM | 7,955 |
| SUP FOR | 12,916 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 2,094 |
| SUP SC | 5,830 |
| SUP TOT | 20,871 |
| SWINE | 499 |
| SWINE KS | 398 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 175 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 272 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043008— 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-qc142008-1891/.