Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

• In 2016, the enumerated population of Baie-Sainte-Catherine (Municipalité) was 206, which represents a change of 1.0% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Baie-Sainte-Catherine (Municipalité) is 236.37 square kilometres and the population density was 0.9 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 107 private dwellings occupied in Baie-Sainte-Catherine (Municipalité), which represent a change of 12.6% from 2011.

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Population Change (in percentage) for Baie-Sainte-Catherine and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population Change (in percentage) for Baie-Sainte-Catherine and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Baie-Sainte-Catherine (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Baie-Sainte-Catherine (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Census subdivision - Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	36	49	-26.5
Cacouna Census subdivision - Cacouna, Municipalité	MÉ	1,803	1,939	-7.0
Rivière-du-Loup Census subdivision - Rivière-du-Loup, Ville	V	19,507	19,447	0.3
Saint-Siméon Census subdivision - Saint-Siméon, Municipalité	MÉ	1,227	1,300	-5.6
Mont-Élie Census subdivision - Mont-Élie, Unorganized	NO	63	65 revised r	-3.1
Sagard Census subdivision - Sagard, Unorganized	NO	130	140 revised r use with caution E	-7.1
Petit-Saguenay Census subdivision - Petit-Saguenay, Municipalité	MÉ	634	727	-12.8
Tadoussac Census subdivision - Tadoussac, Village	VL	799	813	-1.7
Sacré-Coeur Census subdivision - Sacré-Coeur, Municipalité	MÉ	1,803	1,881	-4.1

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 2 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Census subdivision - Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Ville	V	7,348	5,696	29.0
Contrecoeur Census subdivision - Contrecoeur, Ville	V	7,887	6,252	26.2
Saint-Colomban Census subdivision - Saint-Colomban, Ville	V	16,019	13,080	22.5
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Census subdivision - Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Ville	V	7,706	6,319	21.9
Mirabel Census subdivision - Mirabel, Ville	V	50,513	41,957	20.4

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 3 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Census subdivision - Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Ville	V	6,437	6,933	-7.2
La Malbaie Census subdivision - La Malbaie, Ville	V	8,271	8,862	-6.7
Coaticook Census subdivision - Coaticook, Ville	V	8,698	9,255	-6.0
Mont-Joli Census subdivision - Mont-Joli, Ville	V	6,281	6,665	-5.8
La Sarre Census subdivision - La Sarre, Ville	V	7,282	7,719	-5.7