Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

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

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′N 67°50′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Matapédia
Settled1868
ConstitutedDecember 31, 1885
Government
 • MayorJean-Marc Dumont
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
 • Total118.20 km2 (45.64 sq mi)
 • Land117.02 km2 (45.18 sq mi)
Population
 • Total397
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 11.0%
 • Dwellings
177
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0J 2J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 297

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 397 (-11.0% from 2006) 446 (-0.7% from 2001)
Land area: 117.02 km2 (45.18 sq mi) 117.02 km2 (45.18 sq mi)
Population density: 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Median age: 45.9 (M: 47.2, F: 45.5) 42.4 (M: 43.8, F: 40.1)
Total private dwellings: 177 202
Median household income: $40,898 $47,239
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 435—    
YearPop.±%
1996 439+0.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 449+2.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 446−0.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 397−11.0%
Countryside in Saint-Damase

See also

References
  1. Reference number 55877 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  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. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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