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 Rivière-Rouge (Ville) was 4,322, which represents a change of -7.0% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Rivière-Rouge (Ville) is 455.65 square kilometres and the population density was 9.5 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 2,137 private dwellings occupied in Rivière-Rouge (Ville), which represent a change of 1.0% from 2011.

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

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

Population and dwelling counts

Rivière-Rouge (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Rivière-Rouge (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Lac-Supérieur Census subdivision - Lac-Supérieur, Municipalité	MÉ	1,888	1,892	-0.2
Mont-Tremblant Census subdivision - Mont-Tremblant, Ville	V	9,646	9,494	1.6
Labelle Census subdivision - Labelle, Municipalité	MÉ	2,477	2,445	1.3
La Minerve Census subdivision - La Minerve, Municipalité	MÉ	1,205	1,234	-2.4
Nominingue Census subdivision - Nominingue, Municipalité	MÉ	2,137	2,019	5.8
La Macaza Census subdivision - La Macaza, Municipalité	MÉ	1,150	1,053	9.2
L'Ascension Census subdivision - L'Ascension, Municipalité	MÉ	791	844	-6.3
Lac-Saguay Census subdivision - Lac-Saguay, Village	VL	459	446	2.9
Chute-Saint-Philippe Census subdivision - Chute-Saint-Philippe, Municipalité	MÉ	942	892	5.6
Lac-Douaire Census subdivision - Lac-Douaire, Unorganized	NO	5	5	0.0

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