Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,003 | — |
| 1800 | 2,078 | +3.7% |
| 1806 | 1,976 | −4.9% |
| 1821 | 2,246 | +13.7% |
| 1831 | 2,228 | −0.8% |
| 1836 | 2,336 | +4.8% |
| 1841 | 2,265 | −3.0% |
| 1846 | 2,287 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 2,297 | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 2,336 | +1.7% |
| 1861 | 2,455 | +5.1% |
| 1866 | 2,537 | +3.3% |
| 1872 | 2,552 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 2,557 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 2,544 | −0.5% |
| 1886 | 2,535 | −0.4% |
| 1891 | 2,680 | +5.7% |
| 1896 | 2,701 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 2,848 | +5.4% |
| 1906 | 2,755 | −3.3% |
| 1911 | 2,863 | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 3,099 | +8.2% |
| 1926 | 3,388 | +9.3% |
| 1931 | 3,487 | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 3,034 | −13.0% |
| 1946 | 2,651 | −12.6% |
| 1954 | 2,754 | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 2,919 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 2,972 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2,911 | −2.1% |
| 1982 | 2,997 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3,356 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 4,025 | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 4,435 | +10.2% |
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