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 Maria (Municipalité) was 2,615, which represents a change of 3.1% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Maria (Municipalité) is 95.09 square kilometres and the population density was 27.5 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 1,075 private dwellings occupied in Maria (Municipalité), which represent a change of 2.8% from 2011.

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

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

Population and dwelling counts

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

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

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Durham Census subdivision - Durham, Parish	P	1,076	1,207	-10.9
New Richmond Census subdivision - New Richmond, Ville	V	3,706	3,810	-2.7
Cascapédia--Saint-Jules Census subdivision - Cascapédia--Saint-Jules, Municipalité	MÉ	730	741	-1.5
Rivière-Bonaventure Census subdivision - Rivière-Bonaventure, Unorganized	NO	35	25	40.0
Carleton-sur-Mer Census subdivision - Carleton-sur-Mer, Ville	V	4,073	3,991	2.1
Gesgapegiag Census subdivision - Gesgapegiag, Indian reserve	IRI	653	688	-5.1

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