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 Mansfield-et-Pontefract (Municipalité) was 2,285, which represents a change of 3.7% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Mansfield-et-Pontefract (Municipalité) is 477.44 square kilometres and the population density was 4.8 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 883 private dwellings occupied in Mansfield-et-Pontefract (Municipalité), which represent a change of 7.2% from 2011.

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

Population Change (in percentage) for Mansfield-et-Pontefract and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Mansfield-et-Pontefract (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Mansfield-et-Pontefract (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet Census subdivision - L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Municipalité	MÉ	626	731	-14.4
Litchfield Census subdivision - Litchfield, Municipalité	MÉ	459	456	0.7
Otter Lake Census subdivision - Otter Lake, Municipalité	MÉ	932	1,109	-16.0
Fort-Coulonge Census subdivision - Fort-Coulonge, Village	VL	1,433	1,377	4.1
Waltham Census subdivision - Waltham, Municipalité	MÉ	378	384	-1.6
Lac-Nilgaut Census subdivision - Lac-Nilgaut, Unorganized	NO	5	0 revised r	not applicable ···
Whitewater Region Census subdivision - Whitewater Region, Township	TP	7,009	6,921	1.3

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