Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1793 4,549 — 1800 5,617 +23.5% 1806 4,263 −24.1% 1821 4,724 +10.8% 1831 5,275 +11.7% 1836 5,541 +5.0% 1841 5,261 −5.1% 1846 5,791 +10.1% 1851 6,114 +5.6% 1856 6,375 +4.3% 1861 6,240 −2.1% 1866 6,863 +10.0% Year Pop. ±% 1872 6,253 −8.9% 1876 6,533 +4.5% 1881 6,821 +4.4% 1886 7,156 +4.9% 1891 8,049 +12.5% 1896 8,306 +3.2% 1901 9,036 +8.8% 1906 9,176 +1.5% 1911 9,188 +0.1% 1921 8,995 −2.1% 1926 8,969 −0.3% 1931 9,062 +1.0% Year Pop. ±% 1936 9,335 +3.0% 1946 10,679 +14.4% 1954 10,030 −6.1% 1962 10,272 +2.4% 1968 10,698 +4.1% 1975 10,907 +2.0% 1982 11,067 +1.5% 1990 10,748 −2.9% 1999 10,841 +0.9% 2008 11,088 +2.3% 2013 11,978 +8.0%