Saint-Damien, Quebec

Saint-Damien
Parish municipality
Lake Gauthier
J0K 2E0
Area code	888
Highways	R-347
Website	www.st-damien.com

Saint-Damien (formerly named Saint-Damien-de-Brandon) is a

The town was founded the 6 September 1870. In French, people from the town are known as damiennois.^[2]

Geography

Saint-Damien is located in the middle of

The bordering municipalities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Damien had a population of 2,393 living in 1,220 of its 1,891 total private dwellings, a change of 14.3% from its 2016 population of 2,094. With a land area of 252.28 km² (97.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.5/km² (24.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

Canada census – Saint-Damien community profile 2021 2016 2011 Population 2,393 (+14.3% from 2016) 2,094 (+3.7% from 2011) 2,020 (-7.3% from 2006) Land area 252.28 km2 (97.41 sq mi) 255.87 km2 (98.79 sq mi) 255.16 km2 (98.52 sq mi) Population density 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) Median age 57.2 (M: 58.4, F: 56.0) 56.6 (M: 56.6, F: 56.5) 53.7 (M: 54.3, F: 53.2) Private dwellings 1,891 (total)  1,759 (total)  1,533 (total)  Median household income $58,800 $46,541 $41,129 References: 2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11] earlier[12][13] Mother tongue:[3] English as first language: 1.3% French as first language: 95.6% English and French as first language: 0.8% Other as first language: 1.7% Education This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2017) The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including: École Saint-Coeur-de-Marie[14] The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including: Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[15] Joliette[16] Famous people Marie Jean-Eudes (1897-1981), Canadian nun and botanist Raymond Gravel (b. 1952), Canadian politician See also List of parish municipalities in Quebec References ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55883". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62075". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. ^ a b c Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Damien, Paroisse (municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-01. ^ Main Street ^ (in French) Municipal affairs and regions – regional maps Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine ^ (in French) Repertory of municipalities of Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine 2021 census ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022. 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23. 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-02. 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-02. 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019. 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021. Commission scolaire des Samares . Retrieved on September 23, 2017. ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Damien. (in French) Saint-Damien official website (in English) Town flag and informations at FOTW