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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Quebec

Map of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V (shaded in green), Quebec

Map of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
61
Nat. rank
225

In 2011, Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) had a population of 18,200, representing a percentage change of 15.8% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 44.29 square kilometres with a population density of 410.9 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 1,356,547.02 square kilometres with a population density of 5.8 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) had 7,160 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 16.2%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) is part of the census metropolitan area of Montréal.

Population and dwelling counts

Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Mont-Saint-Hilaire (Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Que. PE 2,935 2,678 9.6
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Que. MÉ 4,618 4,506 2.5
Otterburn Park, Que. V 8,450 8,464 -0.2
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Que. MÉ 3,191 3,035 5.1
Beloeil, Que. V 20,783 18,927 9.8
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Que. MÉ 2,050 1,876 9.3
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Que. MÉ 1,643 1,742 -5.7

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval MÉ 5,696 3,790 50.3
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac V 15,689 11,311 38.7
Marieville V 10,094 7,527 A 34.1
Shannon MÉ 5,086 3,825 33.0
Saint-Amable MÉ 10,870 8,398 29.4

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
La Tuque V 11,227 11,821 -5.0
Shawinigan V 50,060 51,904 -3.6
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac V 5,096 5,259 A -3.1
Roberval V 10,227 10,544 -3.0
Chandler V 7,703 7,914 -2.7

Age and sex

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Age distribution

Chart C: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.2% 18.2% 16.2%
15 to 64 65.5% 66.1% 65.0%
65 and over 17.3% 15.7% 18.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V was 17.3%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.5% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.2%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex Population
2011 2006 change % change
Both sexes
Total 18,200 15,720 2,480 15.8
0 to 14 3,125 2,730 395 14.5
15 to 64 11,920 10,875 1,045 9.6
65 and over 3,155 2,110 1,045 49.5
Males
Total 8,755 7,620 1,135 14.9
0 to 14 1,595 1,400 195 13.9
15 to 64 5,785 5,325 460 8.6
65 and over 1,375 895 480 53.6
Females
Total 9,445 8,100 1,345 16.6
0 to 14 1,530 1,330 200 15.0
15 to 64 6,135 5,555 580 10.4
65 and over 1,780 1,220 560 45.9

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 18,200 8,755 9,445
0 to 4 years 1,050 525 525
5 to 9 years 1,020 530 495
10 to 14 years 1,055 545 510
15 to 19 years 1,255 625 630
20 to 24 years 830 440 395
25 to 29 years 685 330 350
30 to 34 years 990 475 515
35 to 39 years 1,165 540 620
40 to 44 years 1,285 650 630
45 to 49 years 1,505 745 765
50 to 54 years 1,515 700 815
55 to 59 years 1,395 670 725
60 to 64 years 1,295 600 700
65 to 69 years 1,070 515 555
70 to 74 years 720 365 355
75 to 79 years 545 210 340
80 to 84 years 405 170 235
85 years and over 410 120 295
Median age 44.1 42.8 45.4

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Quebec and Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Quebec and Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V was 44.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Quebec was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, Quebec and Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Quebec 41.0 41.9
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V 42.8 44.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire was 5,305, which represents a change of 14.2% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 52.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 35.4% were common-law-couples and 12.0% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Mont-Saint-Hilaire - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Mont-Saint-Hilaire - Census families by family structure

Mont-Saint-Hilaire – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Quebec, CSD of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name Total families Married-couple families Common-law-couple families Lone-parent families % change, census families, 2006 to 2011
number % number % number %
Canada † 9,389,695 6,293,950 67.0 1,567,905 16.7 1,527,840 16.3 5.5
Quebec † 2,203,625 1,143,370 51.9 694,750 31.5 365,515 16.6 3.9
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V 5,305 2,790 52.6 1,880 35.4 635 12.0 14.2
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, PE 875 415 47.4 375 42.9 80 9.1 11.5
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, MÉ 1,415 690 48.8 565 39.9 160 11.3 2.5
Otterburn Park, V 2,520 1,170 46.4 980 38.9 370 14.7 1.0
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, MÉ 955 445 46.6 385 40.3 125 13.1 6.1
Beloeil, V 6,195 3,065 49.5 2,240 36.2 890 14.4 9.0
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, MÉ 630 300 47.6 250 39.7 70 11.1 15.6
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, MÉ 545 280 51.4 210 38.5 55 10.1 1.9

Mont-Saint-Hilaire – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 47.3% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children * 1,155
Married couples without children * 1,635
Common-law-couples with children * 1,055
Common-law-couples without children * 825

Mont-Saint-Hilaire – Marital status

Chart H: Mont-Saint-Hilaire - Marital status

Chart H description: Mont-Saint-Hilaire - Marital status

In Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 63.4% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (38.5%) or living with a common-law partner (25.0%).

The remaining 36.5% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Quebec, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 15,075 100.0 6,644,380 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 9,565 63.4 3,745,315 56.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 5,805 38.5 2,353,775 35.4 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 3,765 25.0 1,391,545 20.9 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 5,505 36.5 2,899,060 43.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 3,475 23.1 1,942,090 29.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 175 1.2 105,190 1.6 698,245 2.5
Divorced 950 6.3 463,830 7.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 900 6.0 387,950 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Mont-Saint-Hilaire – Types of private households

There were 7,160 private households3 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire in 2011, a change of 16.2% from 2006. Of these, 30.4% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 12.7% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Quebec, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 7,160 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 2,175 30.4 811,120 23.9 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,405 33.6 988,410 29.1 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 600 8.4 346,305 10.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,795 25.1 1,094,410 32.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 60 0.8 28,420 0.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 125 1.7 126,680 3.7 543,340 4.1

Mont-Saint-Hilaire – Structural type of dwelling

In Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 65.6% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Quebec, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V Quebec Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 7,160 100.0 3,395,345 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 4,695 65.6 1,560,405 46.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 410 5.7 171,435 5.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 170 2.4 86,040 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 171,110 5.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,755 24.5 1,103,845 32.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 120 1.7 263,860 7.8 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 15 0.2 15,650 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 0 0.0 23,000 0.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Mother tongue

Chart J: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 3.1% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 94.0% reported French only, and 2.0% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 7.7% for English only, 78.1% for French only and 12.3% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 3.0% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 95.3% spoke only French and 0.6% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 9.8% for only English, 80.0% for only French and 7.1% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 17,940 100.0 17,940 100.0
English 550 3.1 545 3.0
French 16,865 94.0 17,105 95.3
Non-official language 365 2.0 100 0.6
Multiple responses 160 0.9 190 1.1
Table 13 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention12
(in percentage)
Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis Complete retention; language spoken most often at home Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English 85.5 65.2 20.3
French 99.9 99.3 0.5
Non-official language 60.5 29.6 30.9

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Non-official languages

In Mont-Saint-Hilaire, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (0.6%), Italian (0.3%) and German (0.2%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Arabic (2.1%), Spanish (1.8%) and Italian (1.6%).

Table 14 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Number Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
Spanish 115 28.8 0.6
Italian 45 11.3 0.3
German 40 10.0 0.2
Arabic 25 6.3 0.1
Portuguese 20 5.0 0.1

Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Bilingualism

Table 15 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups Mother tongue
Total English French Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total 53.3 84.5 52.0 67.1
0 to 19 26.4 77.8 24.9 44.4
20 to 44 70.9 100.0 69.9 76.0
45 to 64 61.9 85.0 60.6 70.8
65 and over 47.3 76.0 45.8 50.0
Table 16 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 17,940 100.0
English only 100 0.6
French only 8,200 45.7
English and French 9,630 53.7
Neither English nor French 15 0.1

Symbols:

···
not applicable
†
excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A
adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E
use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.


Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.
 

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