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 Sainte-Martine (Municipalité) was 5,461, which represents a change of 10.0% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Sainte-Martine (Municipalité) is 63.19 square kilometres and the population density was 86.4 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 2,309 private dwellings occupied in Sainte-Martine (Municipalité), which represent a change of 11.5% from 2011.

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

Population Change (in percentage) for Sainte-Martine and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Sainte-Martine (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Sainte-Martine (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Mercier Census subdivision - Mercier, Ville	V	13,115	11,584	13.2
Châteauguay Census subdivision - Châteauguay, Ville	V	47,906	45,904	4.4
Saint-Chrysostome Census subdivision - Saint-Chrysostome, Municipalité	MÉ	2,645	2,522	4.9
Très-Saint-Sacrement Census subdivision - Très-Saint-Sacrement, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,186	1,155	2.7
Saint-Urbain-Premier Census subdivision - Saint-Urbain-Premier, Municipalité	MÉ	1,264	1,148	10.1
Beauharnois Census subdivision - Beauharnois, Ville	V	12,884	12,011	7.3
Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois Census subdivision - Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Municipalité	MÉ	831	806	3.1

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