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-Jean-Port-Joli (Municipalité) was 3,407, which represents a change of 3.1% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (Municipalité) is 69.37 square kilometres and the population density was 49.1 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 1,529 private dwellings occupied in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (Municipalité), which represent a change of 3.9% from 2011.

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

Population Change (in percentage) for Saint-Jean-Port-Joli and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François Census subdivision - Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Municipalité	MÉ	814	744	9.4
L'Isle-aux-Coudres Census subdivision - L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Municipalité	MÉ	1,143	1,279	-10.6
Saint-Aubert Census subdivision - Saint-Aubert, Municipalité	MÉ	1,474	1,409	4.6
Sainte-Louise Census subdivision - Sainte-Louise, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	671	704	-4.7
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies Census subdivision - Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	917	967	-5.2
L'Islet Census subdivision - L'Islet, Municipalité	MÉ	3,827	3,999	-4.3
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues Census subdivision - Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	144	146	-1.4

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