St. Damien, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Damien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.336°N, 73.488°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Damien had a population of 1,274: 644 male and 630 female residents. Population density was 30.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Damien shared boundaries with:
- St. Charles de Mandeville
- St. Gabriel de Brandon
- St. Jean de Matha
- St. Zénon
- Ste. Emélie de l'Energie
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,194 |
| POP F | 630 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 31.19 |
| POP TOT | 1,274 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 26,145 |
| AREA SQ MI | 40.85 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 13 |
| DWELLINGS | 219 |
| F MARRIED | 193 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| F SINGLE | 403 |
| F WIDOWED | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 228 |
| FRENCH | 1,249 |
| M MARRIED | 194 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 428 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,272 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147006— 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 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. Damien, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-damien-qc147006-1911/.