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 Saint-Benoît-Labre (Municipalité) was 1,630, which represents a change of 1.1% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Saint-Benoît-Labre (Municipalité) is 85.64 square kilometres and the population density was 19.0 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 675 private dwellings occupied in Saint-Benoît-Labre (Municipalité), which represent a change of 7.0% from 2011.

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

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

Population and dwelling counts

Saint-Benoît-Labre (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Saint-Benoît-Labre (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Saint-Victor Census subdivision - Saint-Victor, Municipalité	MÉ	2,448	2,451	-0.1
Saint-Alfred Census subdivision - Saint-Alfred, Municipalité	MÉ	492	485	1.4
Beauceville Census subdivision - Beauceville, Ville	V	6,281	6,354	-1.1
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley Census subdivision - Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Municipalité	MÉ	1,483	1,610	-7.9
Saint-Georges Census subdivision - Saint-Georges, Ville	V	32,513	31,173	4.3
Lac-Poulin Census subdivision - Lac-Poulin, Village	VL	147	134	9.7
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce Census subdivision - Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Municipalité	MÉ	2,400	2,567	-6.5

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