Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1793 227 — 1800 340 +49.8% 1806 218 −35.9% 1821 112 −48.6% 1831 245 +118.8% 1836 237 −3.3% 1841 214 −9.7% 1846 247 +15.4% 1851 254 +2.8% 1856 274 +7.9% 1861 269 −1.8% 1866 247 −8.2% 1872 241 −2.4% 1876 245 +1.7% 1881 238 −2.9% 1886 253 +6.3% 1891 251 −0.8% 1896 246 −2.0% 1901 232 −5.7% 1906 229 −1.3% 1911 248 +8.3% 1921 237 −4.4% 1926 202 −14.8% 1931 184 −8.9% 1936 167 −9.2% 1946 176 +5.4% 1954 159 −9.7% 1962 125 −21.4% 1968 110 −12.0% 1975 97 −11.8% 1982 102 +5.2% 1990 125 +22.5% 1999 145 +16.0% 2008 230 +58.6%