Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,780 | — |
| 1800 | 4,723 | −1.2% |
| 1806 | 3,662 | −22.5% |
| 1821 | 4,452 | +21.6% |
| 1831 | 4,804 | +7.9% |
| 1836 | 5,095 | +6.1% |
| 1841 | 5,290 | +3.8% |
| 1846 | 6,075 | +14.8% |
| 1851 | 6,788 | +11.7% |
| 1856 | 5,731 | −15.6% |
| 1861 | 5,882 | +2.6% |
| 1866 | 5,956 | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 5,709 | −4.1% |
| 1876 | 6,122 | +7.2% |
| 1881 | 6,558 | +7.1% |
| 1886 | 7,140 | +8.9% |
| 1891 | 7,389 | +3.5% |
| 1896 | 6,764 | −8.5% |
| 1901 | 6,663 | −1.5% |
| 1906 | 6,520 | −2.1% |
| 1911 | 6,493 | −0.4% |
| 1921 | 5,284 | −18.6% |
| 1926 | 5,511 | +4.3% |
| 1931 | 5,426 | −1.5% |
| 1936 | 5,789 | +6.7% |
| 1946 | 6,719 | +16.1% |
| 1954 | 6,427 | −4.3% |
| 1962 | 6,402 | −0.4% |
| 1968 | 6,767 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 8,024 | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 7,769 | −3.2% |
| 1990 | 7,361 | −5.3% |
| 1999 | 6,995 | −5.0% |
| 2009 | 6,946 | −0.7% |
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