Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 population counts and the 2011 dwelling counts, land area, population density and population ranking for all census divisions by the selected province or territory. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2006 and 2011.

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Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses
Geographic name Type1 Population Private dwellings, 2011 Land area in square kilometres, 2011 Population density per square kilometre, 2011 CD population rank, 2011
2011 2006 % change Total Occupied by usual residents National Prov. / Terr.
Note:
  1. Census divisions are classified into 12 types according to official designations adopted by provincial or territorial authorities. Two exceptions are 'census division / division de recensement' (CDR) and 'territory / territoire' (TER), which are geographic units created as equivalents by Statistics Canada, in cooperation with the provinces and territories, for the purpose of disseminating statistical data.
Geographic name: alpha sort Z to A Geographic name: alpha sort A to Z Type: alpha sort Z to A Type: alpha sort Z to A Population, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, % change: sort highest to lowest Population, % change: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Land area in square kilometres, 2011: sort highest to lowest Land area in square kilometres, 2011: sort lowest to highest Population density per square kilometre, 2011: sort highest to lowest Population density per square kilometre, 2011: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2011 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2011 - national: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2011 - provinces and territories: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2011 - provinces and territories: sort lowest to highest
Canada †   33,476,688 31,612,897 5.9 14,569,633 13,320,614 8,965,121.42 3.7    
Quebec †   7,903,001 7,546,131 4.7 3,685,926 3,395,343 1,356,547.02 5.8    
Abitibi MRC 24,354 24,275 0.3 11,109 10,152 7,677.01 3.2 193 61
Abitibi-Ouest MRC 21,003 20,792 1.0 9,698 9,014 3,337.51 6.3 216 71
Acton MRC 15,381 15,289 0.6 6,806 6,421 580.73 26.5 250 86
Antoine-Labelle MRC 35,159 34,999 0.5 23,139 15,999 14,969.05 2.3 162 50
Argenteuil MRC 32,117 29,992 7.1 18,352 14,160 1,251.64 25.7 170 53
Arthabaska MRC 69,237 66,247 4.5 31,901 29,908 1,889.80 36.6 88 23
Avignon MRC 15,246 14,643 4.1 7,472 6,607 3,486.51 4.4 251 87
Beauce-Sartigan MRC 50,962 49,611 2.7 23,410 21,794 1,954.08 26.1 115 29
Beauharnois-Salaberry MRC 61,950 60,802 1.9 28,829 27,642 470.68 131.6 99 25
Bécancour MRC 20,081 18,806 6.8 9,513 8,689 1,144.67 17.5 222 74
Bellechasse MRC 35,318 33,330 6.0 16,712 14,541 1,749.64 20.2 160 49
Bonaventure MRC 18,000 17,948 0.3 8,525 7,842 4,375.27 4.1 235 80
Brome-Missisquoi MRC 55,621 52,769 A 5.4 29,296 24,190 1,651.73 33.7 109 26
Charlevoix MRC 13,338 13,190 1.1 7,325 5,698 3,765.10 3.5 258 91
Charlevoix-Est MRC 16,240 16,372 -0.8 8,606 7,094 2,305.84 7.0 249 85
Coaticook MRC 18,847 18,467 2.1 8,557 7,740 1,338.98 14.1 229 77
D'Autray MRC 41,650 40,321 3.3 19,924 17,490 1,247.55 33.4 140 42
Deux-Montagnes † MRC 95,670 87,264 A 9.6 39,100 38,100 243.39 393.1 65 19
Drummond MRC 98,681 92,982 6.1 45,249 42,972 1,600.62 61.7 63 18
Francheville CDR 149,203 143,267 4.1 73,921 69,200 1,160.94 128.5 38 10
Gatineau TÉ 265,349 242,124 9.6 117,769 112,758 342.98 773.7 25 5
Joliette MRC 63,551 58,369 A 8.9 29,446 28,238 418.43 151.9 95 24
Kamouraska MRC 21,492 22,084 -2.7 10,383 8,968 2,244.25 9.6 210 69
La Côte-de-Beaupré MRC 26,172 23,015 13.7 12,599 10,799 4,865.73 5.4 189 59
La Côte-de-Gaspé MRC 17,985 17,888 0.5 8,486 7,740 4,097.66 4.4 237 81
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est MRC 52,520 51,170 2.6 24,653 22,134 2,781.44 18.9 112 28
La Haute-Côte-Nord MRC 11,546 12,303 -6.2 5,511 5,124 11,611.15 1.0 266 96
La Haute-Gaspésie MRC 12,088 12,329 -2.0 6,292 5,408 5,066.02 2.4 264 94
La Haute-Yamaska MRC 85,042 79,356 A 7.2 38,099 36,707 636.64 133.6 71 20
La Jacques-Cartier MRC 36,883 29,738 24.0 16,206 14,082 3,194.99 11.5 155 46
Lajemmerais MRC 74,416 69,881 6.5 28,622 27,914 345.55 215.4 85 22
La Matapédia MRC 18,573 19,199 -3.3 9,116 8,060 5,373.92 3.5 231 78
La Mitis MRC 18,942 19,365 -2.2 9,471 8,320 2,279.22 8.3 228 76
La Nouvelle-Beauce MRC 35,107 31,415 11.8 14,975 14,098 906.15 38.7 163 51
La Rivière-du-Nord MRC 115,165 101,571 13.4 52,997 49,525 451.06 255.3 53 16
L'Assomption MRC 119,840 109,621 A 9.3 49,153 47,835 255.71 468.7 50 14
La Tuque TÉ 15,130 15,448 -2.1 9,040 6,320 26,356.98 0.6 252 88
Laval TÉ 401,553 368,709 8.9 159,509 154,456 247.09 1,625.1 18 3
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau † MRC 20,530 20,518 0.1 14,294 9,247 12,477.19 1.6 220 73
La Vallée-de-l'Or MRC 42,896 41,896 2.4 19,532 18,372 24,294.28 1.8 134 39
La Vallée-du-Richelieu MRC 116,773 106,762 9.4 46,215 45,077 588.88 198.3 51 15
Le Domaine-du-Roy MRC 31,870 31,956 -0.3 17,494 13,648 17,799.45 1.8 173 55
Le Granit MRC 22,259 22,342 -0.4 12,345 9,549 2,734.85 8.1 204 66
Le Haut-Richelieu MRC 114,344 108,892 5.0 50,665 48,189 936.26 122.1 54 17
Le Haut-Saint-François MRC 22,065 21,744 1.5 10,762 9,206 2,275.88 9.7 206 67
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent † MRC 21,197 21,943 -3.4 10,744 9,011 1,174.00 18.1 214 70
L'Érable MRC 23,366 23,158 0.9 10,721 9,990 1,286.81 18.2 197 62
Le Rocher-Percé MRC 17,979 18,437 -2.5 8,622 7,989 3,077.81 5.8 238 82
Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord CDR 165,211 163,717 0.9 77,817 72,599 41,358.89 4.0 31 6
Les Appalaches MRC 43,120 43,390 -0.6 22,306 19,487 1,912.88 22.5 133 38
Les Basques MRC 9,142 9,475 -3.5 5,144 4,159 1,122.76 8.1 278 97
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais MRC 46,393 42,005 10.4 22,056 17,448 2,048.24 22.7 127 36
Les Etchemins MRC 17,254 17,599 -2.0 8,651 7,365 1,810.33 9.5 242 83
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine TÉ 12,781 13,091 -2.4 6,153 5,382 205.40 62.2 262 93
Les Jardins-de-Napierville MRC 26,234 24,111 8.8 10,742 10,237 803.31 32.7 188 58
Les Laurentides † MRC 45,157 42,896 5.3 33,866 20,859 2,478.67 18.2 129 37
Les Maskoutains MRC 84,248 80,694 4.4 38,387 36,589 1,301.16 64.7 73 21
Les Moulins MRC 148,813 128,467 15.8 56,572 55,177 261.38 569.3 39 11
Les Pays-d'en-Haut MRC 40,331 36,573 10.3 28,593 19,532 685.41 58.8 144 44
Les Sources MRC 14,756 14,466 2.0 7,026 6,488 786.23 18.8 253 89
Le Val-Saint-François MRC 29,654 29,023 2.2 13,640 12,478 1,403.96 21.1 180 56
Lévis TÉ 138,769 130,006 6.7 59,024 57,766 449.31 308.8 44 13
L'Île-d'Orléans MRC 6,711 6,862 -2.2 3,470 2,811 192.81 34.8 285 98
L'Islet MRC 18,517 18,902 -2.0 9,771 8,107 2,099.82 8.8 232 79
Longueuil TÉ 399,097 385,533 3.5 175,704 169,281 282.43 1,413.1 19 4
Lotbinière MRC 29,617 27,425 8.0 13,321 12,116 1,661.99 17.8 181 57
Manicouagan MRC 32,012 33,052 -3.1 14,580 13,696 35,706.53 0.9 171 54
Maria-Chapdelaine MRC 25,279 25,767 -1.9 12,098 10,894 36,770.33 0.7 190 60
Maskinongé MRC 36,286 35,637 1.8 18,483 16,130 2,387.45 15.2 157 47
Matane MRC 21,786 22,247 -2.1 11,656 10,227 3,319.08 6.6 208 68
Matawinie MRC 49,516 49,717 -0.4 34,229 22,172 9,527.58 5.2 119 32
Mékinac MRC 12,924 12,672 2.0 8,237 6,096 5,226.08 2.5 260 92
Memphrémagog MRC 48,551 45,310 7.2 28,760 21,846 1,320.96 36.8 121 34
Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent CDR 11,708 11,895 -1.6 5,203 4,417 99,457.73 0.1 265 95
Mirabel TÉ 41,957 34,626 21.2 16,374 15,763 485.59 86.4 138 41
Montcalm MRC 48,378 42,558 13.7 21,430 19,564 711.59 68.0 122 35
Montmagny MRC 22,877 23,201 -1.4 11,559 10,251 1,697.28 13.5 200 63
Montréal TÉ 1,886,481 1,854,442 1.7 907,393 849,443 499.19 3,779.1 3 1
Nicolet-Yamaska MRC 22,798 23,007 -0.9 10,661 9,764 1,007.83 22.6 201 64
Nord-du-Québec CDR 42,579 39,817 6.9 14,515 12,925 747,161.22 0.1 135 40
Papineau MRC 22,541 21,863 3.1 14,569 10,067 2,941.82 7.7 202 65
Pierre-De Saurel MRC 50,900 49,932 1.9 24,648 23,261 598.13 85.1 116 30
Pontiac MRC 14,358 14,586 -1.6 9,224 6,072 12,992.69 1.1 256 90
Portneuf MRC 49,370 46,507 6.2 24,901 21,330 3,923.24 12.6 120 33
Québec † TÉ 551,902 525,376 5.0 269,601 258,872 549.15 1,005.0 11 2
Rimouski-Neigette MRC 55,095 53,193 3.6 27,127 24,830 2,716.52 20.3 110 27
Rivière-du-Loup MRC 34,375 33,305 3.2 16,779 14,890 1,273.46 27.0 165 52
Robert-Cliche MRC 19,288 18,790 2.7 8,532 7,884 838.81 23.0 227 75
Roussillon † MRC 162,187 149,996 8.1 63,441 61,908 423.24 383.2 32 7
Rouville MRC 35,690 31,365 13.8 14,819 14,412 483.21 73.9 159 48
Rouyn-Noranda TÉ 41,012 39,924 2.7 19,224 17,985 6,010.50 6.8 141 43
Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau CDR 39,500 38,661 2.2 18,018 16,660 100,858.53 0.4 146 45
Shawinigan TÉ 50,060 51,904 -3.6 26,302 24,166 733.48 68.2 118 31
Sherbrooke TÉ 154,601 147,427 4.9 75,880 70,572 353.49 437.4 35 8
Témiscamingue MRC 16,425 16,985 -3.3 8,494 7,051 16,419.63 1.0 247 84
Témiscouata MRC 20,572 21,785 -5.6 10,627 8,954 3,904.90 5.3 219 72
Thérèse-De Blainville MRC 154,144 143,355 A 7.5 59,951 58,055 206.33 747.1 36 9
Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC 139,353 120,395 15.7 55,203 53,288 855.36 162.9 43 12

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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
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