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 Vallée-Jonction (Municipalité) was 1,875, which represents a change of -3.4% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Vallée-Jonction (Municipalité) is 25.35 square kilometres and the population density was 74.0 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 833 private dwellings occupied in Vallée-Jonction (Municipalité), which represent a change of 2.1% from 2011.

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

Population Change (in percentage) for Vallée-Jonction and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Vallée-Jonction (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Vallée-Jonction (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Saints-Anges Census subdivision - Saints-Anges, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,157	1,149	0.7
Sainte-Marie Census subdivision - Sainte-Marie, Ville	V	13,565	12,889	5.2
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Census subdivision - Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Ville	V	4,858	4,722	2.9
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables Census subdivision - Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, Municipalité	MÉ	410	420	-2.4
Saint-Frédéric Census subdivision - Saint-Frédéric, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,044	1,085	-3.8
Saint-Séverin Census subdivision - Saint-Séverin, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	278	266	4.5

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