Saint-Damase, Montérégie

For the municipality in Bas-Saint-Laurent, see Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

Saint-Damase
Municipality
Motto(s):  Labor et Probitas (Work and Honesty)
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	Alain Robert
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Saint-Hyacinthe
Area [2][4]
• Total	80.90 km^2 (31.24 sq mi)
• Land	79.65 km^2 (30.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	2,447
• Density	30.7/km^2 (80/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.1%
• Dwellings	1,056
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1J0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-231 R-233
Website	www.st-damase.qc.ca

Saint-Damase (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ damaz]) is a municipality located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,447. The municipality was created on October 5, 2001, by the merger of the Parish and the Village of Saint-Damase.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Damase community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,447 (-1.1% from 2016)	2,473 (-1.3% from 2011)	2,506 (+0.8% from 2006)
Land area	79.65 km^2 (30.75 sq mi)	79.70 km^2 (30.77 sq mi)	79.07 km^2 (30.53 sq mi)
Population density	30.7/km^2 (80/sq mi)	31.0/km^2 (80/sq mi)	31.7/km^2 (82/sq mi)
Median age	44.4 (M: 43.6, F: 44.8)	43.1 (M: 42.7, F: 43.8)	41.3 (M: 41.1, F: 41.4)
Private dwellings	1,025 (total)	1,043 (total)	1,025 (total)
Median household income	$82,000	$71,296	$65,287

References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]

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

Year Pop. ±% 2006 2,486 —     2011 2,506 +0.8%

Year Pop. ±% 2016 2,473 −1.3% 2021 2,447 −1.1%

Year Pop. ±%

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 %
2021		2,445		2,385	0.2%	97.5%		20	33.3%	0.8%		10	50.0%	0.4%		20	60.0%	0.8%
2016		2,470		2,390	2.8%	96.8%		15	0.0%	0.6%		20	300.0%	0.8%		50	150.0%	2.0%
2011		2,500		2,460	1.0%	98.4%		15	50.0%	0.6%		5	n/a%	0.2%		20	0.0%	0.8%
2006		2,465		2,435	n/a	98.8%		10	n/a	0.4%		0	n/a	0.0%		20	n/a	0.8%

See also

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

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 370954". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
7. Statistics Canada: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census