Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Montréal, (CMA) - Quebec

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Montréal

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.3%.

Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

Provincial population rank
1 of 28
National population rank
2 of 152
  • In 2016, the enumerated population of Montréal census metropolitan area (CMA) was 4,098,927, which represents a change of 4.2% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
  • The land area of Montréal is 4,604.26 square kilometres and the population density was 890.2 people per square kilometre.
  • In 2016, there were 1,727,310 private dwellings occupied in Montréal, which represent a change of 4.1% from 2011.

Figure 1.2 Population in the last 20 years, Montréal

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Population in the last 20 years, Montréal

Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 20 years, Montréal

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 20 years, Montréal

Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Population change, 2011 to 2016 for census subdivisions in the Montréal CMA

Table 1 Montréal CMA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2016 2011 % change
Montréal Census subdivision - Montréal, Ville V 1,704,694 1,649,519 3.3
Laval Census subdivision - Laval, Ville V 422,993 401,553 5.3
Longueuil Census subdivision - Longueuil, Ville V 239,700 231,409 3.6
Terrebonne Census subdivision - Terrebonne, Ville V 111,575 106,322 4.9
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Census subdivision - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Ville V 95,114 92,394 2.9
Brossard Census subdivision - Brossard, Ville V 85,721 79,273 8.1
Repentigny Census subdivision - Repentigny, Ville V 84,285 82,000 2.8
Saint-Jérôme Census subdivision - Saint-Jérôme, Ville V 74,346 68,456 8.6
Blainville Census subdivision - Blainville, Ville V 56,863 53,510 6.3
Mirabel Census subdivision - Mirabel, Ville V 50,513 41,957 20.4
Dollard-Des Ormeaux Census subdivision - Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Ville V 48,899 49,637 -1.5
Châteauguay Census subdivision - Châteauguay, Ville V 47,906 45,904 4.4
Mascouche Census subdivision - Mascouche, Ville V 46,692 42,491 9.9
Saint-Eustache Census subdivision - Saint-Eustache, Ville V 44,008 44,154 -0.3
Boucherville Census subdivision - Boucherville, Ville V 41,671 40,753 2.3
Vaudreuil-Dorion Census subdivision - Vaudreuil-Dorion, Ville V 38,117 33,305 14.4
Côte-Saint-Luc Census subdivision - Côte-Saint-Luc, Ville V 32,448 32,321 0.4
Pointe-Claire Census subdivision - Pointe-Claire, Ville V 31,380 30,790 1.9
Sainte-Julie Census subdivision - Sainte-Julie, Ville V 29,881 30,044 revised r -0.5
Chambly Census subdivision - Chambly, Ville V 29,120 25,571 13.9
Saint-Constant Census subdivision - Saint-Constant, Ville V 27,359 24,980 9.5
Boisbriand Census subdivision - Boisbriand, Ville V 26,884 26,816 0.3
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Census subdivision - Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Ville V 26,394 26,107 1.1
Sainte-Thérèse Census subdivision - Sainte-Thérèse, Ville V 25,989 26,025 -0.1
La Prairie Census subdivision - La Prairie, Ville V 24,110 23,357 3.2
Beloeil Census subdivision - Beloeil, Ville V 22,458 20,783 8.1
L'Assomption Census subdivision - L'Assomption, Ville V 22,429 20,065 11.8
Saint-Lambert Census subdivision - Saint-Lambert, Ville V 21,861 21,555 1.4
Varennes Census subdivision - Varennes, Ville V 21,257 20,994 1.3
Candiac Census subdivision - Candiac, Ville V 21,047 19,876 5.9
Saint-Lin--Laurentides Census subdivision - Saint-Lin--Laurentides, Ville V 20,786 17,463 19.0
Westmount Census subdivision - Westmount, Ville V 20,312 19,931 1.9
Mont-Royal Census subdivision - Mont-Royal, Ville V 20,276 19,503 4.0
Kirkland Census subdivision - Kirkland, Ville V 20,151 21,253 -5.2
Saint-Lazare Census subdivision - Saint-Lazare, Ville V 19,889 19,295 3.1
Beaconsfield Census subdivision - Beaconsfield, Ville V 19,324 19,505 -0.9
Dorval Census subdivision - Dorval, Ville V 18,980 18,208 4.2
Mont-Saint-Hilaire Census subdivision - Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Ville V 18,585 18,200 2.1
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Census subdivision - Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Ville V 18,074 15,689 15.2
Deux-Montagnes Census subdivision - Deux-Montagnes, Ville V 17,496 17,552 -0.3
Saint-Basile-le-Grand Census subdivision - Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Ville V 17,059 16,736 1.9
Sainte-Catherine Census subdivision - Sainte-Catherine, Ville V 17,047 16,762 1.7
Saint-Colomban Census subdivision - Saint-Colomban, Ville V 16,019 13,080 22.5
Pincourt Census subdivision - Pincourt, Ville V 14,558 14,305 1.8
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Census subdivision - Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Ville V 14,421 14,535 -0.8
Rosemère Census subdivision - Rosemère, Ville V 13,958 14,294 -2.4
Lavaltrie Census subdivision - Lavaltrie, Ville V 13,657 13,267 2.9
Mercier Census subdivision - Mercier, Ville V 13,115 11,584 13.2
Beauharnois Census subdivision - Beauharnois, Ville V 12,884 12,011 7.3
Saint-Amable Census subdivision - Saint-Amable, Municipalité MÉ 12,167 10,930 revised r 11.3
L'Île-Perrot Census subdivision - L'Île-Perrot, Ville V 10,756 10,503 2.4
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot Census subdivision - Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Ville V 10,654 10,620 0.3
Bois-des-Filion Census subdivision - Bois-des-Filion, Ville V 9,636 9,485 1.6
Carignan Census subdivision - Carignan, Ville V 9,462 7,966 18.8
Lorraine Census subdivision - Lorraine, Ville V 9,352 9,479 -1.3
Otterburn Park Census subdivision - Otterburn Park, Ville V 8,421 8,450 -0.3
Saint-Zotique Census subdivision - Saint-Zotique, Municipalité MÉ 7,934 6,773 17.1
Delson Census subdivision - Delson, Ville V 7,457 7,462 -0.1
Coteau-du-Lac Census subdivision - Coteau-du-Lac, Ville V 7,044 6,842 3.0
Hampstead Census subdivision - Hampstead, Ville V 6,973 7,153 -2.5
Les Cèdres Census subdivision - Les Cèdres, Municipalité MÉ 6,777 6,079 11.5
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac Census subdivision - Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Municipalité MÉ 6,687 6,195 7.9
Pointe-Calumet Census subdivision - Pointe-Calumet, Municipalité MÉ 6,428 6,396 0.5
Saint-Philippe Census subdivision - Saint-Philippe, Municipalité MÉ 6,320 5,495 15.0
Charlemagne Census subdivision - Charlemagne, Ville V 5,913 5,853 1.0
Verchères Census subdivision - Verchères, Municipalité MÉ 5,835 5,692 2.5
McMasterville Census subdivision - McMasterville, Municipalité MÉ 5,698 5,615 1.5
L'Épiphanie Census subdivision - L'Épiphanie, Ville V 5,493 5,353 2.6
Les Coteaux Census subdivision - Les Coteaux, Municipalité MÉ 5,368 4,568 17.5
Richelieu Census subdivision - Richelieu, Ville V 5,236 5,467 -4.2
Hudson Census subdivision - Hudson, Ville V 5,185 5,135 1.0
Montréal-Ouest Census subdivision - Montréal-Ouest, Ville V 5,050 5,085 -0.7
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Census subdivision - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Ville V 4,958 5,073 -2.3
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Census subdivision - Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Municipalité MÉ 4,531 4,618 -1.9
Montréal-Est Census subdivision - Montréal-Est, Ville V 3,850 3,728 3.3
Oka Census subdivision - Oka, Municipalité MÉ 3,824 3,969 -3.7
Baie-D'Urfé Census subdivision - Baie-D'Urfé, Ville V 3,823 3,850 -0.7
Saint-Sulpice Census subdivision - Saint-Sulpice, Paroisse (municipalité de) PE 3,439 3,273 5.1
L'Épiphanie Census subdivision - L'Épiphanie, Paroisse (municipalité de) PE 3,200 3,296 -2.9
Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil Census subdivision - Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Municipalité MÉ 2,619 2,624 -0.2
Saint-Isidore Census subdivision - Saint-Isidore, Paroisse (municipalité de) PE 2,608 2,581 1.0
Léry Census subdivision - Léry, Ville V 2,318 2,307 0.5
Saint-Mathieu Census subdivision - Saint-Mathieu, Municipalité MÉ 2,156 1,879 14.7
Terrasse-Vaudreuil Census subdivision - Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Municipalité MÉ 1,986 1,971 0.8
Gore Census subdivision - Gore, Canton (municipalité de) CT 1,904 1,775 7.3
Saint-Placide Census subdivision - Saint-Placide, Municipalité MÉ 1,686 1,715 -1.7
Pointe-des-Cascades Census subdivision - Pointe-des-Cascades, Village VL 1,481 1,340 10.5
Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac Census subdivision - Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Village VL 1,341 1,359 -1.3
Senneville Census subdivision - Senneville, Village VL 921 920 0.1
L'Île-Cadieux Census subdivision - L'Île-Cadieux, Ville V 126 105 20.0
L'Île-Dorval Census subdivision - L'Île-Dorval, Ville V 5 5 0.0
Kahnawake Census subdivision - Kahnawake, Indian reserve IRI  incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. ·· not applicable ··  incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. ··
Kanesatake Census subdivision - Kanesatake, Indian Settlement S-É  incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. ·· not applicable ··  incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. ··

Population change and rank, 2011 to 2016 for CMAs or CAs in Quebec

Table 2 Quebec – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2011 to 2016
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2016 2011 % change Nat. Prov.
Montréal Montréal - Census metropolitan area CMA 4,098,927 3,934,078revised r 4.2 2 1
Ottawa - Gatineau Ottawa - Gatineau - Census metropolitan area CMA 1,323,783 1,254,919revised r 5.5 5  not applicable ···
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part)   332,057 318,011revised r 4.4  not applicable ··· 3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part)   991,726 936,908revised r 5.9  not applicable ··· 2
Québec Québec - Census metropolitan area CMA 800,296 767,310revised r 4.3 7 2
Sherbrooke Sherbrooke - Census metropolitan area CMA 212,105 202,261revised r 4.9 19 4
Saguenay Saguenay - Census metropolitan area CMA 160,980 158,658revised r 1.5 26 5
Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières - Census metropolitan area CMA 156,042 151,773 2.8 27 6
Drummondville Drummondville - Census agglomeration CA 96,118 91,222revised r 5.4 44 7
Granby Granby - Census agglomeration CA 85,056 80,863revised r 5.2 46 8
Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe - Census agglomeration CA 59,614 56,794 5.0 57 9
Rimouski Rimouski - Census agglomeration CA 55,349 53,711revised r 3.0 59 10
Shawinigan Shawinigan - Census agglomeration CA 54,181 54,489revised r -0.6 60 11
Joliette Joliette - Census agglomeration CA 49,439 46,932 5.3 62 12
Victoriaville Victoriaville - Census agglomeration CA 49,151 46,354 6.0 63 13
Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda - Census agglomeration CA 42,334 41,012revised r 3.2 69 14
Sorel-Tracy Sorel-Tracy - Census agglomeration CA 41,629 41,520revised r 0.3 71 15
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - Census agglomeration CA 40,745 40,077 1.7 73 16
Val-d'Or Val-d'Or - Census agglomeration CA 33,871 33,265 1.8 80 17
Alma Alma - Census agglomeration CA 32,849 33,018 -0.5 81 18
Saint-Georges Saint-Georges - Census agglomeration CA 32,513 31,173revised r 4.3 82 19
Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup - Census agglomeration CA 28,902 28,987revised r -0.3 91 20
Sept-Îles Sept-Îles - Census agglomeration CA 28,534 28,487 0.2 93 21
Thetford Mines Thetford Mines - Census agglomeration CA 28,448 28,927revised r -1.7 94 22
Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau - Census agglomeration CA 27,692 28,465revised r -2.7 98 23
Matane Matane - Census agglomeration CA 17,926 18,368 -2.4 118 24
Campbellton Campbellton - Census agglomeration CA 15,746 17,361revised r -9.3 127  not applicable ···
Campbellton (New Brunswick part)   13,114 14,039revised r -6.6  not applicable ··· 7
Campbellton (Quebec part)   2,632 3,322 -20.8  not applicable ··· 29
Dolbeau-Mistassini Dolbeau-Mistassini - Census agglomeration CA 15,673 15,826revised r -1.0 129 25
Cowansville Cowansville - Census agglomeration CA 13,656 12,489 9.3 137 26
Sainte-Marie Sainte-Marie - Census agglomeration CA 13,565 12,889revised r 5.2 140 27
Lachute Lachute - Census agglomeration CA 12,862 12,551 2.5 144 28
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury - Census agglomeration CA 11,974 12,128 -1.3 149  not applicable ···
Hawkesbury (Quebec part)   1,711 1,577 8.5  not applicable ··· 30
Hawkesbury (Ontario part)   10,263 10,551 -2.7  not applicable ··· 45

Symbols:

···
not applicable
··
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r
revised
E
use with caution

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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