List of designated places in Quebec

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.[1] It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)."[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.[2]

Downtown Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec's most populous designated place

At the 2016 Census of Population, Quebec 117 designated places,[3] an increase from 106 in 2011.[4] Designated place types in Quebec include 11 retired population centres, 94 dissolved municipalities (municipalité dissoute), and 12 unconstituted localities (localité non constituée).[5] In 2016, the 117 designated places had a cumulative population of 76,956 and an average population of 658. Quebec's largest designated place is Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts with a population of 6,082.[5]

List
Total designated places — 76,956 76,849 +0.1% 569.69 135.1/km2
Province of Quebec — 8,164,361 7,903,001 +3.3% 1,356,625.27 6.0/km2

See also

References
  1. "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. "Census Dictionary: Table 1 – Geographic units by province and territory, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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