Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent

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Saint-Damase
Parish municipality
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Location within La Matapédia RCM.
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Saint-Damase
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°40′N67°50′W / 48.667°N 67.833°W / 48.667; -67.833 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matapédia
Settled1868
ConstitutedDecember 31, 1885
Government
[2]
 • MayorMartin Carrier
 •  Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 •  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total118.20 km2 (45.64 sq mi)
 • Land116.42 km2 (44.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [4]
 • Total382
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 7.3%
 • Dwellings
178
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0J 2J0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc297.svg R-297
Website saint-damase.com

Saint-Damase is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

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Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec [5]
YearPop.±%
1891 863—    
1901 896+3.8%
1911 1,019+13.7%
1921 1,190+16.8%
1931 1,124−5.5%
1941 1,215+8.1%
1951 1,127−7.2%
1956 991−12.1%
1961 894−9.8%
1966 766−14.3%
1971 624−18.5%
1976 525−15.9%
1981 489−6.9%
1986 445−9.0%
1991 435−2.2%
1996 439+0.9%
2001 449+2.3%
2006 446−0.7%
2011 397−11.0%
2016 356−10.3%
2021 382+7.3%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Damase had a population of 382 living in 165 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 356. With a land area of 116.42 km2 (44.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) in 2021. [6]

Canada census – Saint-Damase community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population382 (+7.3% from 2016)426 (+7.3% from 2011)397 (-11.0% from 2006)
Land area116.42 km2 (44.95 sq mi)116.69 km2 (45.05 sq mi)117.02 km2 (45.18 sq mi)
Population density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Median age46.4 (M: 49.6, F: 42.8)49.8 (M: 52.1, F: 47.3)45.9 (M: 47.2, F: 45.5)
Private dwellings178 (total) 210 (total) 177 (total) 
Median household income$55,600$56,960$40,898
References: 2021 [7] 2016 [8] 2011 [9] earlier [10] [11]

Mother tongue: [12]

Countryside in Saint-Damase Saint-Damase - Ferme.JPG
Countryside in Saint-Damase

Government

Municipal council (2024): [13]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55877". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Saint-Damase". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Damase, Census subdivision, Quebec". 26 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Damase, Census subdivision, Quebec". 26 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  8. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  9. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  10. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Saint-Damase Census Profile, 2021 Census". 2021 Census data . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  13. ↑ "Conseil municipal - Saint-Damase". saint-damase.com. MRC de la Matapédia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.



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