Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

For the municipality in Montérégie, see Saint-Damase, Montérégie, Quebec.

Saint-Damase
Parish municipality
Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Saint-Damase Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°40′N67°50′W / 48.667°N 67.833°W / 48.667; -67.833 Coordinates: 48°40′N67°50′W / 48.667°N 67.833°W / 48.667; -67.833 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matapédia
Settled	1868
Constituted	December 31, 1885
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Marc Dumont
•  Federal riding	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
•  Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2] [3]
• Total	118.20 km2 (45.64 sq mi)
• Land	116.42 km2 (44.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [4]
• Total	382
• Density	3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	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
Highways	Route 297
Website	saint-damase.com

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

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec ^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
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
Population	382 (+7.3% from 2016)	426 (+7.3% from 2011)	397 (-11.0% from 2006)
Land area	116.42 km2 (44.95 sq mi)	116.69 km2 (45.05 sq mi)	117.02 km2 (45.18 sq mi)
Population density	3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)	3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)	3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Median age	46.4 (M: 49.6, F: 42.8)	49.8 (M: 52.1, F: 47.3)	45.9 (M: 47.2, F: 45.5)
Total private dwellings	178	210	177
Median household income	$55,600	$56,960	$40,898

References: 2021 ^[7] 2016 ^[8] 2011 ^[9] earlier ^{[10] [11]}

Mother tongue: ^[12]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Countryside in Saint-Damase

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Reference number 55877 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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.