Saint-Damase, Montérégie, Quebec

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
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Constituted	October 5, 2001
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Germain Chabot
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Saint-Hyacinthe
Area [2][4]
• Total	80.90 km^2 (31.24 sq mi)
• Land	79.07 km^2 (30.53 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,506
• Density	31.7/km^2 (82/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.8%
• Dwellings	1,025
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1J0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 231 Route 233
Website	www.st-damase.qc.ca

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Damase, Montérégie, Quebec community profile
		2011	2006
Population:		2,506 (+0.8% from 2006)	2,486 (-0.6% from 2001)
Land area:		79.07 km^2 (30.53 sq mi)	79.07 km^2 (30.53 sq mi)
Population density:		31.7/km^2 (82/sq mi)	31.4/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Median age:		41.3 (M: 41.1, F: 41.4)	40.9 (M: 40.2, F: 41.6)
Total private dwellings:		1,025	983
Median household income:		$65,287	$49,555
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase, Quebec[7]

Year Pop. ±% 2001M 2,500 —	Year Pop. ±% 2006 2,486 −0.6%	Year Pop. ±% 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]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,348 —

Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,362 +1.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,327 −2.6%

Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase (parish), Quebec[7]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,089 —

Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,149 +5.5%

Year Pop. ±% 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

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Jewish Colonies in Canada Accessed October 22, 2012

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. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census