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 31.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,170 |
| 1891 | 1,163 |
| 1901 | 1,194 |
| 1911 | 1,274 |
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:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,145 area in acres, 1,274 total population, 644 males in the population, 630 females in the population, 428 single (never-married) males, 403 single (never-married) females, 228 families, 194 married males, 193 married females, 40.85 area in square miles, 31.19 population per square mile, 26 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 8 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 1,194 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,249 persons of French origin, 13 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,272 Roman Catholics, 2 Presbyterians, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 219 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC147006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC147006— 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/.