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 Lac-Etchemin (Municipalité) was 3,822, which represents a change of -5.9% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Lac-Etchemin (Municipalité) is 157.21 square kilometres and the population density was 24.3 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 1,679 private dwellings occupied in Lac-Etchemin (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 Lac-Etchemin and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population Change (in percentage) for Lac-Etchemin and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Lac-Etchemin (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Lac-Etchemin (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Saint-Léon-de-Standon Census subdivision - Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,127	1,128	-0.1
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne Census subdivision - Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,374	1,459	-5.8
Saint-Benjamin Census subdivision - Saint-Benjamin, Municipalité	MÉ	987	891	10.8
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford Census subdivision - Sainte-Rose-de-Watford, Municipalité	MÉ	729	787	-7.4
Sainte-Justine Census subdivision - Sainte-Justine, Municipalité	MÉ	1,820	1,845	-1.4
Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse Census subdivision - Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, Municipalité	MÉ	438	480	-8.8

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