Saint-Damase, Quebec (municipality)

Saint-Damase is a municipality located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,506. The municipality was created on October 5, 2001, by the merger of the Parish and the Village of Saint-Damase.

For the municipality in Bas-Saint-Laurent, see Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
Saint-Damase
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
Saint-Damase
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°00′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLes Maskoutains
ConstitutedOctober 5, 2001
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorGermain Chabot
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingSaint-Hyacinthe
Area
[2][4]
 • Total80.90 km2 (31.24 sq mi)
 • Land79.07 km2 (30.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total2,506
 • Density31.7/km2 (82/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.8%
 • Dwellings
1,025
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1J0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 231
Route 233
Websitewww.st-damase.qc.ca

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Saint-Damase, Quebec (municipality) community profile
2011
Population2,506 (+0.8% from 2006)
Land area79.07 km2 (30.53 sq mi)
Population density31.7/km2 (82/sq mi)
Median age41.3 (M: 41.1, F: 41.4)
Total private dwellings1,025
Median household income$65,287
References: 2011[4] earlier[5][6]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
2001M 2,500—    
YearPop.±%
2006 2,486−0.6%
YearPop.±%
2011 2,506+0.8%
(M) merger of Parish and Village of Saint-Damase on October 5, 2001.
Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase (village), Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,348—    
YearPop.±%
1996 1,362+1.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,327−2.6%
Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase (parish), Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,089—    
YearPop.±%
1996 1,149+5.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,173+2.1%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Damase, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
2,500
 2,460 1.0% 98.40% 15 50.0% 0.60% 5 n/a% 0.20% 20 0.0% 0.80%
2006
2,465
 2,435 0.6% 98.78% 10 71.4% 0.41% 0 0.0% 0.00% 20 33.3% 0.81%
2001
2,485
 2.420 n/a 97.38% 35 n/a 1.41% 0 n/a 0.00% 30 n/a 1.21%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 370954 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Damase (Montérégie)
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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