Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1793 536 — 1800 606 +13.1% 1806 408 −32.7% 1821 663 +62.5% 1831 847 +27.8% 1836 883 +4.3% 1841 878 −0.6% 1846 826 −5.9% 1851 915 +10.8% 1856 901 −1.5% 1861 801 −11.1% 1866 822 +2.6% 1872 774 −5.8% 1876 758 −2.1% 1881 738 −2.6% 1886 787 +6.6% 1891 747 −5.1% 1896 732 −2.0% 1901 687 −6.1% 1906 657 −4.4% 1911 640 −2.6% 1921 571 −10.8% 1926 532 −6.8% 1931 501 −5.8% 1936 523 +4.4% 1946 536 +2.5% 1954 496 −7.5% 1962 485 −2.2% 1968 461 −4.9% 1975 428 −7.2% 1982 594 +38.8% 1990 754 +26.9% 1999 1,025 +35.9% 2008 1,183 +15.4%