There are more of us

Our friends at Statistics Canada have released the 2011 census population figures.  Saint John had 70,063 people calling our city home in 2011, that’s up 3.0% from 2006.  Over the same period, the Census Metropolitan Area increased in population by 4.4%, pushed up by particularly strong numbers in Quispamsis, which had a population 17,886 (up 17.4% from 2006).

The Province also showed population growth, with 2.9% more New Brunswickers in 2011 than 2006.