Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 13,280 | — |
| 1800 | 14,900 | +12.2% |
| 1806 | 13,054 | −12.4% |
| 1821 | 15,147 | +16.0% |
| 1831 | 13,138 | −13.3% |
| 1836 | 13,628 | +3.7% |
| 1841 | 16,156 | +18.6% |
| 1846 | 17,149 | +6.1% |
| 1851 | 17,749 | +3.5% |
| 1856 | 17,749 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 20,331 | +14.5% |
| 1866 | 20,068 | −1.3% |
| 1872 | 19,860 | −1.0% |
| 1876 | 20,515 | +3.3% |
| 1881 | 21,077 | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 22,150 | +5.1% |
| 1891 | 23,457 | +5.9% |
| 1896 | 23,542 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 23,789 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 23,972 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 23,955 | −0.1% |
| 1921 | 23,989 | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 23,991 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 24,607 | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 26,025 | +5.8% |
| 1946 | 26,774 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 28,190 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 33,838 | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 42,264 | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 49,778 | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 47,243 | −5.1% |
| 1990 | 49,318 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 49,062 | −0.5% |
| 2006 | 48,487 | −1.2% |
| 2009 | 46,013 | −5.1% |
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