Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 6,160 | — |
| 1800 | 6,117 | −0.7% |
| 1806 | 5,274 | −13.8% |
| 1821 | 5,237 | −0.7% |
| 1831 | 5,427 | +3.6% |
| 1836 | 5,382 | −0.8% |
| 1841 | 5,902 | +9.7% |
| 1846 | 5,429 | −8.0% |
| 1851 | 5,196 | −4.3% |
| 1856 | 7,674 | +47.7% |
| 1861 | 8,444 | +10.0% |
| 1866 | 10,017 | +18.6% |
| 1872 | 9,867 | −1.5% |
| 1876 | 10,058 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 9,702 | −3.5% |
| 1886 | 10,682 | +10.1% |
| 1891 | 12,223 | +14.4% |
| 1896 | 12,734 | +4.2% |
| 1901 | 11,622 | −8.7% |
| 1906 | 12,370 | +6.4% |
| 1911 | 9,975 | −19.4% |
| 1921 | 10,690 | +7.2% |
| 1926 | 11,877 | +11.1% |
| 1931 | 12,425 | +4.6% |
| 1936 | 13,428 | +8.1% |
| 1946 | 13,410 | −0.1% |
| 1954 | 15,159 | +13.0% |
| 1962 | 18,827 | +24.2% |
| 1968 | 23,916 | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 32,721 | +36.8% |
| 1982 | 31,727 | −3.0% |
| 1990 | 30,620 | −3.5% |
| 1999 | 31,630 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 34,271 | +8.3% |
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