Population

Historical population Year Pop.   ±%   1800 9,876 —     1806 10,850 +9.9% 1821 11,659 +7.5% 1831 12,631 +8.3% 1836 13,399 +6.1% 1841 14,987 +11.9% 1846 15,517 +3.5% 1851 16,027 +3.3% 1856 17,667 +10.2% 1861 17,263 −2.3% 1866 18,222 +5.6% 1872 18,887 +3.6% 1876 19,503 +3.3% 1881 20,485 +5.0% 1886 22,055 +7.7% 1891 23,234 +5.3% 1896 22,730 −2.2% 1901 22,482 −1.1% 1906 23,141 +2.9% 1911 23,294 +0.7% 1921 23,391 +0.4% 1926 23,530 +0.6% 1931 24,939 +6.0% 1936 27,152 +8.9% 1946 33,397 +23.0% 1954 32,593 −2.4% 1962 32,800 +0.6% 1968 34,949 +6.6% 1975 34,039 −2.6% 1982 31,593 −7.2% 1990 30,553 −3.3% 1999 30,199 −1.2% 2006 33,728 +11.7% 2009 33,920 +0.6%