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 Litchfield (Municipalité) was 459, which represents a change of 0.7% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Litchfield (Municipalité) is 202.18 square kilometres and the population density was 2.3 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 182 private dwellings occupied in Litchfield (Municipalité), which represent a change of 5.8% from 2011.

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

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

Population and dwelling counts

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

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

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Clarendon Census subdivision - Clarendon, Municipalité	MÉ	1,256	1,183	6.2
Portage-du-Fort Census subdivision - Portage-du-Fort, Village	VL	234	266	-12.0
Bryson Census subdivision - Bryson, Municipalité	MÉ	697	647	7.7
Campbell's Bay Census subdivision - Campbell's Bay, Municipalité	MÉ	744	775	-4.0
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet Census subdivision - L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Municipalité	MÉ	626	731	-14.4
Thorne Census subdivision - Thorne, Municipalité	MÉ	448	292	53.4
Otter Lake Census subdivision - Otter Lake, Municipalité	MÉ	932	1,109	-16.0
Mansfield-et-Pontefract Census subdivision - Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Municipalité	MÉ	2,285	2,204	3.7
Whitewater Region Census subdivision - Whitewater Region, Township	TP	7,009	6,921	1.3

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