Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 3,085 | — |
| 1800 | 3,039 | −1.5% |
| 1806 | 3,097 | +1.9% |
| 1821 | 2,729 | −11.9% |
| 1831 | 3,072 | +12.6% |
| 1836 | 3,241 | +5.5% |
| 1841 | 3,543 | +9.3% |
| 1846 | 3,528 | −0.4% |
| 1851 | 4,060 | +15.1% |
| 1856 | 3,684 | −9.3% |
| 1861 | 4,529 | +22.9% |
| 1866 | 5,289 | +16.8% |
| 1872 | 5,659 | +7.0% |
| 1876 | 6,250 | +10.4% |
| 1881 | 7,131 | +14.1% |
| 1886 | 7,677 | +7.7% |
| 1891 | 8,153 | +6.2% |
| 1896 | 8,082 | −0.9% |
| 1901 | 7,310 | −9.6% |
| 1906 | 7,776 | +6.4% |
| 1911 | 8,099 | +4.2% |
| 1921 | 6,185 | −23.6% |
| 1926 | 7,097 | +14.7% |
| 1931 | 7,110 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 6,981 | −1.8% |
| 1946 | 6,031 | −13.6% |
| 1954 | 6,091 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 6,284 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 6,805 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 6,642 | −2.4% |
| 1982 | 6,195 | −6.7% |
| 1990 | 5,976 | −3.5% |
| 1999 | 5,896 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 5,365 | −9.0% |
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