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 Saint-Georges (Ville) was 32,513, which represents a change of 4.3% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Saint-Georges (Ville) is 199.27 square kilometres and the population density was 163.2 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 14,592 private dwellings occupied in Saint-Georges (Ville), which represent a change of 5.1% from 2011.

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

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

Population and dwelling counts

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

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

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Beauceville Census subdivision - Beauceville, Ville	V	6,281	6,354	-1.1
Saint-Prosper Census subdivision - Saint-Prosper, Municipalité	MÉ	3,590	3,605	-0.4
Saint-Benjamin Census subdivision - Saint-Benjamin, Municipalité	MÉ	987	891	10.8
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley Census subdivision - Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Municipalité	MÉ	1,483	1,610	-7.9
Saint-Martin Census subdivision - Saint-Martin, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	2,477	2,462	0.6
Saint-René Census subdivision - Saint-René, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	745	658	13.2
Saint-Côme--Linière Census subdivision - Saint-Côme--Linière, Municipalité	MÉ	3,239	3,274	-1.1
Saint-Philibert Census subdivision - Saint-Philibert, Municipalité	MÉ	369	367	0.5
Saint-Benoît-Labre Census subdivision - Saint-Benoît-Labre, Municipalité	MÉ	1,630	1,612	1.1
Notre-Dame-des-Pins Census subdivision - Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,594	1,227	29.9
Saint-Simon-les-Mines Census subdivision - Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Municipalité	MÉ	549	496	10.7

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