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 Rimouski (Ville) was 48,664, which represents a change of 3.8% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Rimouski (Ville) is 339.64 square kilometres and the population density was 143.3 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 22,601 private dwellings occupied in Rimouski (Ville), which represent a change of 5.9% from 2011.

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

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

Population and dwelling counts

Rimouski (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Rimouski (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Sainte-Luce Census subdivision - Sainte-Luce, Municipalité	MÉ	2,801	2,851	-1.8
Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski Census subdivision - Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	961	1,017	-5.5
Saint-Marcellin Census subdivision - Saint-Marcellin, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	353	323	9.3
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard Census subdivision - Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	3,071	3,035	1.2
Saint-Valérien Census subdivision - Saint-Valérien, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	816	893	-8.6
Saint-Fabien Census subdivision - Saint-Fabien, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,837	1,906	-3.6
Longue-Rive Census subdivision - Longue-Rive, Municipalité	MÉ	1,026	1,113	-7.8
Portneuf-sur-Mer Census subdivision - Portneuf-sur-Mer, Municipalité	MÉ	598	761	-21.4
Forestville Census subdivision - Forestville, Ville	V	3,081	3,270	-5.8
Colombier Census subdivision - Colombier, Municipalité	MÉ	685	747	-8.3

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