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 Alma (Ville) was 30,776, which represents a change of -0.4% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of Alma (Ville) is 196.54 square kilometres and the population density was 156.6 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 13,654 private dwellings occupied in Alma (Ville), which represent a change of 2.5% from 2011.

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

Population Change (in percentage) for Alma and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

Alma (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 Alma (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Saint-Bruno Census subdivision - Saint-Bruno, Municipalité	MÉ	2,801	2,636	6.3
Saint-Gédéon Census subdivision - Saint-Gédéon, Municipalité	MÉ	2,085	2,001	4.2
Saint-Nazaire Census subdivision - Saint-Nazaire, Municipalité	MÉ	2,073	2,114	-1.9
Labrecque Census subdivision - Labrecque, Municipalité	MÉ	1,321	1,215	8.7
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur Census subdivision - L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Paroisse (municipalité de)	PE	1,987	1,983	0.2
Saint-Henri-de-Taillon Census subdivision - Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Municipalité	MÉ	821	760	8.0
Larouche Census subdivision - Larouche, Municipalité	MÉ	1,486	1,277	16.4

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