List of designated places in Quebec

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Downtown Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec's most populous designated place Ste Agathe des Monts 2006 07 14 by Iwona Kellie.jpg
Downtown Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec's most populous designated place

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]

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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]

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Total designated places—76,95676,849+0.1%569.69
Province of Quebec—8,164,3617,903,001+3.3%1,356,625.27

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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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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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