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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Lac-Mégantic, V - Quebec

Map of Lac-Mégantic, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Lac-Mégantic, V

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Lac-Mégantic, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Lac-Mégantic, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
153
Nat. rank
618

In 2011, Lac-Mégantic (Ville) had a population of 5,932, representing a percentage change of -0.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 21.77 square kilometres with a population density of 272.5 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 1,356,547.02 square kilometres with a population density of 5.8 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Lac-Mégantic (Ville) had 2,754 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 1.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Lac-Mégantic (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Lac-Mégantic (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Frontenac, Que. MÉ 1,650 1,622 1.7
Marston, Que. CT 662 683 -3.1
Nantes, Que. MÉ 1,374 1,436 -4.3
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Que. MÉ 892 899 -0.8

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval MÉ 5,696 3,790 50.3
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac V 15,689 11,311 38.7
Marieville V 10,094 7,527 A 34.1
Shannon MÉ 5,086 3,825 33.0
Saint-Amable MÉ 10,870 8,398 29.4

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
La Tuque V 11,227 11,821 -5.0
Shawinigan V 50,060 51,904 -3.6
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac V 5,096 5,259 A -3.1
Roberval V 10,227 10,544 -3.0
Chandler V 7,703 7,914 -2.7

Age and sex

Lac-Mégantic, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Lac-Mégantic, V - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Lac-Mégantic, V - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Lac-Mégantic, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 14.7% 16.3% 13.0%
15 to 64 60.8% 63.2% 58.6%
65 and over 24.5% 20.3% 28.3%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Lac-Mégantic, V was 24.5%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 60.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.7%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Lac-Mégantic, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Lac-Mégantic, V – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex Population
2011 2006 change % change
Both sexes
Total 5,935 5,965 -30 -0.5
0 to 14 870 875 -5 -0.6
15 to 64 3,610 3,825 -215 -5.6
65 and over 1,455 1,265 190 15.0
Males
Total 2,785 2,860 -75 -2.6
0 to 14 455 450 5 1.1
15 to 64 1,760 1,910 -150 -7.9
65 and over 565 500 65 13.0
Females
Total 3,150 3,110 40 1.3
0 to 14 410 425 -15 -3.5
15 to 64 1,845 1,915 -70 -3.7
65 and over 890 765 125 16.3

Lac-Mégantic, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Lac-Mégantic, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Lac-Mégantic, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Lac-Mégantic, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 5,935 2,785 3,150
0 to 4 years 290 155 135
5 to 9 years 310 160 145
10 to 14 years 270 140 125
15 to 19 years 330 160 165
20 to 24 years 250 125 130
25 to 29 years 275 135 140
30 to 34 years 345 170 175
35 to 39 years 280 130 145
40 to 44 years 305 155 150
45 to 49 years 415 205 215
50 to 54 years 460 220 240
55 to 59 years 510 255 255
60 to 64 years 430 200 230
65 to 69 years 360 160 200
70 to 74 years 275 110 165
75 to 79 years 295 130 170
80 to 84 years 245 85 165
85 years and over 270 80 195
Median age 48.6 46.3 50.9

Lac-Mégantic, V – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Lac-Mégantic, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Lac-Mégantic, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Lac-Mégantic, V was 48.6 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Lac-Mégantic, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Lac-Mégantic, V 44.7 48.6

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Lac-Mégantic was 1,605, which represents a change of -0.3% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Lac-Mégantic, 51.1% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 31.8% were common-law-couples and 16.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Lac-Mégantic - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Lac-Mégantic - Census families by family structure

Lac-Mégantic – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Lac-Mégantic, V and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name Total families Married-couple families Common-law-couple families Lone-parent families % change, census families, 2006 to 2011
number % number % number %
Canada † 9,389,695 6,293,950 67.0 1,567,905 16.7 1,527,840 16.3 5.5
Quebec † 2,203,625 1,143,370 51.9 694,750 31.5 365,515 16.6 3.9
Lac-Mégantic, V 1,605 820 51.1 510 31.8 270 16.8 -0.3
Frontenac, MÉ 510 280 54.9 195 38.2 30 5.9 -1.0
Marston, CT 220 105 47.7 90 40.9 25 11.4 -4.3
Nantes, MÉ 420 230 54.8 150 35.7 40 9.5 -4.5
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, MÉ 260 125 48.1 100 38.5 30 11.5 4.0

Lac-Mégantic – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Lac-Mégantic, 35.7% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children * 200
Married couples without children * 615
Common-law-couples with children * 275
Common-law-couples without children * 235

Lac-Mégantic – Marital status

Chart H: Lac-Mégantic - Marital status

Chart H description: Lac-Mégantic - Marital status

In Lac-Mégantic, 54.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (33.9%) or living with a common-law partner (20.3%).

The remaining 45.8% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Quebec, Lac-Mégantic, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Lac-Mégantic, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 5,065 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 2,750 54.3 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 1,715 33.9 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,030 20.3 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,320 45.8 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,230 24.3 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 115 2.3 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 400 7.9 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 570 11.3 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Lac-Mégantic – Types of private households

There were 2,755 private households3 in Lac-Mégantic in 2011, a change of 2.4% from 2006. Of these, 17.4% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -17.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Lac-Mégantic, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Lac-Mégantic, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,755 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 480 17.4 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 845 30.7 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 265 9.6 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,105 40.1 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 5 0.2 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 50 1.8 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Lac-Mégantic – Structural type of dwelling

In Lac-Mégantic, 53.7% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.2% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Lac-Mégantic, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Lac-Mégantic, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,755 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 1,480 53.7 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 65 2.4 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 75 2.7 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5 0.2 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 735 26.7 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 345 12.5 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 15 0.5 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 35 1.3 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Lac-Mégantic, V – Mother tongue

Chart J: Lac-Mégantic, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Lac-Mégantic, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Lac-Mégantic, 1.0% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 98.0% reported French only, and 0.7% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 7.7% for English only, 78.1% for French only and 12.3% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 0.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 98.7% spoke only French and 0.3% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 9.8% for only English, 80.0% for only French and 7.1% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Lac-Mégantic, V – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 5,820 100.0 5,820 100.0
English 60 1.0 25 0.4
French 5,705 98.0 5,745 98.7
Non-official language 40 0.7 15 0.3
Multiple responses 20 0.3 35 0.6
Table 13 Lac-Mégantic, V – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention12
(in percentage)
Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis Complete retention; language spoken most often at home Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English 60.0 33.3 26.7
French 100.0 99.9 0.1
Non-official language 66.7 55.6 11.1

Lac-Mégantic, V – Non-official languages

In Lac-Mégantic, the three most common mother tongues were Bosnian (0.2%), (0.0%) and (0.0%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Arabic (2.1%), Spanish (1.8%) and Italian (1.6%).

Table 14 Lac-Mégantic, V – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Number Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
Bosnian 10 22.2 0.2

Lac-Mégantic, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Lac-Mégantic, V – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups Mother tongue
Total English French Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total 22.5 75.0 21.7 50.0
0 to 19 9.2 0.0 8.4 50.0
20 to 44 34.4 75.0 34.0 50.0
45 to 64 26.1 125.0 25.4 50.0
65 and over 16.2 50.0 15.7 0.0
Table 16 Lac-Mégantic, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 5,825 100.0
English only 5 0.1
French only 4,495 77.2
English and French 1,325 22.7
Neither English nor French 0 0.0

Symbols:

···
not applicable
†
excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A
adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E
use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.


Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.
 

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