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]
In the 2021 Census of Population, Quebec had 120 designated places,[3] an increase from 117 in 2016.[4] Designated place types in Quebec include 14 retired population centres, 94 dissolved municipalities (municipalité dissoute), and 12 unconstituted localities (localité non constituée).[5] In 2021, the 120 designated places had a cumulative population of 80,697 and an average population of 672. Quebec's largest designated place is Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts with a population of 6,740.[6]
List
| Name[6] | Type[5] | 2021 Census of Population[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change (%) | Land area (km2) | Population density (per km2) | ||
| Amqui | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Amulet | Retired population centre | |||||
| Andréville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Armagh | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Aston-Jonction | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Baie du Milieu | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Beaucanton | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Beaulac | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Beebe Plain | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Bernierville | Retired population centre | |||||
| Bishopton | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Blanc-Sablon | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Calumet | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Cap-Chat | Retired population centre | |||||
| Carillon | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Chapeau | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Chevery | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Chute-aux-Outardes | Retired population centre | |||||
| Clarenceville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Coleraine | Retired population centre | |||||
| Cookshire | Retired population centre | |||||
| De Grasse | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Eastman | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Fortierville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Frelighsburg | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Gracefield | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Grandes-Bergeronnes | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Harrington Harbour | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Hébertville | Retired population centre | |||||
| Henryville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Inverness | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Kamouraska | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Kegashka | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| La Baleine | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| La Patrie | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| La Pérade | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| La Romaine | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Lac-Carré | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Lac-des-Écorces | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| L'Annonciation | Retired population centre | |||||
| L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur | Retired population centre | |||||
| Laurierville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Leclercville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Les Becquets | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Les Cèdres | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| L'Île-d'Entrée | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| L'Islet | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| L'Islet-sur-Mer | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| L'Isle-Verte | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Lorrainville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Manseau | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Neuville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Old Fort | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Philipsburg | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Radisson | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Ripon | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Rivière-Beaudette | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Rivière-Saint-Paul | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Rock Island | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Alban | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Bernard | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Bernard-de-l'Île-aux-Coudres | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Charles-des-Grondines | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Chrysostome | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Elzéar | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Flavien | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Gabriel | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Guillaume | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Herménégilde | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Isidore | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Jean-de-Dieu | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Léonard-d'Aston | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Liboire | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Ludger | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Ours | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Paulin | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Placide | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Polycarpe | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Siméon | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Sylvestre | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Ulric | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Vallier | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Victor | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Wenceslas | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Saint-Zacharie | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sainte-Agathe | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | Retired population centre | |||||
| Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sainte-Anne-du-Lac | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sainte-Félicité | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sainte-Monique | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sault-au-Mouton | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sawyerville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sayabec | Retired population centre | |||||
| Scott | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Shenley | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Stanstead Plain | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Sutton | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Taschereau | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Tête-à-la-Baleine | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Upton | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Val Barrette | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Val-Brillant | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Val-David | Retired population centre | |||||
| Val-Paradis | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Villebois | Unconstituted locality | |||||
| Weedon Centre | Retired population centre | |||||
| Wemotaci | Retired population centre | |||||
| Wottonville | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Yamaska | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Yamaska-Est | Dissolved municipality | |||||
| Total designated places | — | ' | ' | |||
| Province of Quebec | — | ' | ' | |||
See also
- List of census agglomerations in Quebec
- List of population centres in Quebec
- List of unconstituted localities in Quebec
- 21st-century municipal history of Quebec
References
- ^ "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 – Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Select from a list of geographies, Quebec". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.