Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,477 — 1806 2,271 −8.3% 1821 2,648 +16.6% 1831 2,562 −3.2% 1841 2,759 +7.7% 1851 3,023 +9.6% 1861 3,084 +2.0% 1872 2,991 −3.0% 1881 3,028 +1.2% 1891 3,086 +1.9% 1901 3,039 −1.5% 1911 3,053 +0.5% 1921 2,805 −8.1% 1931 2,625 −6.4% 1946 2,635 +0.4% 1954 2,825 +7.2% 1962 2,950 +4.4% 1968 2,952 +0.1% 1975 3,078 +4.3% 1982 2,958 −3.9% 1990 2,769 −6.4% 1999 2,844 +2.7% 2008 2,963 +4.2% 2013 3,201 +8.0%