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 Lac-des-Plages (Municipalité) was 431, which represents a change of -17.4% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Lac-des-Plages (Municipalité) is 152.94 square kilometres and the population density was 2.8 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 221 private dwellings occupied in Lac-des-Plages (Municipalité), which represent a change of -17.8% from 2011.

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

Population Change (in percentage) for Lac-des-Plages and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Lac-des-Plages (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Lac-des-Plages (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Amherst Census subdivision - Amherst, Canton (municipalité de)	CT	1,484	1,524	-2.6
La Minerve Census subdivision - La Minerve, Municipalité	MÉ	1,205	1,234	-2.4
Lac-Simon Census subdivision - Lac-Simon, Municipalité	MÉ	944	984	-4.1
Chénéville Census subdivision - Chénéville, Municipalité	MÉ	764	792	-3.5
Boileau Census subdivision - Boileau, Municipalité	MÉ	335	380	-11.8
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk Census subdivision - Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Municipalité	MÉ	477	566	-15.7
Duhamel Census subdivision - Duhamel, Municipalité	MÉ	430	412	4.4

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