Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Thetford Mines, Census agglomeration
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
93
Provincial population rank: 21
National population rank: 93 of 152
2.6%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Thetford Mines (CA), was 28,287, which represents a change of 2.6% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 4.1% and the national average of 5.2%.
2.2%
In 2021, there were 13,260 private dwellings occupied in Thetford Mines (CA), which represent a change of 2.2% from 2016.
69.7
The land area of Thetford Mines (CA) is 405.92 square kilometres and the population density was 69.7 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 20 years, Thetford Mines (CA)
Population change in the last 20 years, Thetford Mines (CA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Thetford Mines CA
Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
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2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
Thetford Mines | V | 26,072 | 25,403 | 2.6 |
Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine | MÉ | 1,820 | 1,762 | 3.3 |
Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande | MÉ | 395 | 399 | -1.0 |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Quebec
CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
Montréal | CMA | 4,291,732 | 4,104,074 r | 4.6 | 2 | 1 |
Québec | CMA | 839,311 | 806,406 r | 4.1 | 7 | 2 |
Sherbrooke | CMA | 227,398 | 212,105 | 7.2 | 19 | 4 |
Saguenay | CMA | 161,567 | 161,520 r | 0.0 | 27 | 5 |
Trois-Rivières | CMA | 161,489 | 156,042 | 3.5 | 28 | 6 |
Drummondville | CMA | 101,610 | 97,149 r | 4.6 | 41 | 7 |
Granby | CA | 90,833 | 85,056 | 6.8 | 45 | 8 |
Saint-Hyacinthe | CA | 59,980 | 58,201 r | 3.1 | 58 | 9 |
Rimouski | CA | 53,944 | 53,498 r | 0.8 | 60 | 10 |
Victoriaville | CA | 52,936 | 51,336 r | 3.1 | 61 | 11 |
Joliette | CA | 52,706 | 49,439 | 6.6 | 62 | 12 |
Shawinigan | CA | 49,620 | 49,349 r | 0.5 | 63 | 13 |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | CA | 42,787 | 40,745 | 5.0 | 69 | 14 |
Rouyn-Noranda | CA | 42,313 | 42,334 | 0.0 | 70 | 15 |
Sorel-Tracy | CA | 41,934 | 41,629 | 0.7 | 71 | 16 |
Saint-Georges | CA | 34,833 | 34,176 r | 1.9 | 76 | 17 |
Val-d'Or | CA | 34,037 | 33,871 | 0.5 | 78 | 18 |
Alma | CA | 30,331 | 30,771 r | -1.4 | 89 | 19 |
Rivière-du-Loup | CA | 30,025 | 28,902 | 3.9 | 90 | 20 |
Thetford Mines | CA | 28,287 | 27,564 r | 2.6 | 93 | 21 |
Sept-Îles | CA | 27,729 | 28,534 | -2.8 | 95 | 22 |
Baie-Comeau | CA | 26,643 | 27,692 | -3.8 | 99 | 23 |
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | CA | 19,892 | 18,010 r | 10.4 | 111 | 24 |
Amos | CA | 18,873 | 18,872 r | 0.0 | 117 | 25 |
Matane | CA | 18,474 | 18,894 r | -2.2 | 121 | 26 |
Dolbeau-Mistassini | CA | 15,306 | 15,750 r | -2.8 | 131 | 27 |
Cowansville | CA | 15,234 | 13,656 | 11.6 | 132 | 28 |
Lachute | CA | 14,100 | 12,862 | 9.6 | 138 | 29 |
Sainte-Marie | CA | 13,134 | 13,565 | -3.2 | 146 | 30 |
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