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 Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) was 18,585, which represents a change of 2.1% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) is 44.19 square kilometres and the population density was 420.5 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 7,499 private dwellings occupied in Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville), which represent a change of 4.7% from 2011.

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

Population Change (in percentage) for Mont-Saint-Hilaire and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Census subdivision - Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	2,892	2,935	-1.5
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Census subdivision - Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Municipalité	MÉ	4,531	4,618	-1.9
Otterburn Park Census subdivision - Otterburn Park, Ville	V	8,421	8,450	-0.3
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Census subdivision - Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Municipalité	MÉ	3,107	3,191	-2.6
Beloeil Census subdivision - Beloeil, Ville	V	22,458	20,783	8.1
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu Census subdivision - Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Municipalité	MÉ	2,172	2,050	6.0
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu Census subdivision - Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Municipalité	MÉ	1,717	1,643	4.5

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