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-Saint-Paul (Ville) was 7,146, which represents a change of -2.5% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville) is 546.48 square kilometres and the population density was 13.1 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 3,231 private dwellings occupied in Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville), which represent a change of 1.4% from 2011.

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

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

Population and dwelling counts

Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Baie-Saint-Paul (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François Census subdivision - Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Municipalité	MÉ	814	744	9.4
L'Isle-aux-Coudres Census subdivision - L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Municipalité	MÉ	1,143	1,279	-10.6
Les Éboulements Census subdivision - Les Éboulements, Municipalité	MÉ	1,331	1,328	0.2
Saint-Hilarion Census subdivision - Saint-Hilarion, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,127	1,181	-4.6
Saint-Urbain Census subdivision - Saint-Urbain, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,373	1,474	-6.9
Lac-Pikauba Census subdivision - Lac-Pikauba, Unorganized	NO	63	0	not applicable ···
Saint-Tite-des-Caps Census subdivision - Saint-Tite-des-Caps, Municipalité	MÉ	1,473	1,506	-2.2
Lac-Jacques-Cartier Census subdivision - Lac-Jacques-Cartier, Unorganized	NO	0	0	not applicable ···

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