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 Girardville (Municipalité) was 988, which represents a change of -10.2% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Girardville (Municipalité) is 124.52 square kilometres and the population density was 7.9 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 436 private dwellings occupied in Girardville (Municipalité), which represent a change of -9.2% from 2011.

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

Population Change (in percentage) for Girardville and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Girardville (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Girardville (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Albanel Census subdivision - Albanel, Municipalité	MÉ	2,262	2,293	-1.4
Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines Census subdivision - Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines, Municipalité	MÉ	381	390	-2.3
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Census subdivision - Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Municipalité	MÉ	189	189	0.0
Rivière-Mistassini Census subdivision - Rivière-Mistassini, Unorganized	NO	91	31	193.5

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