Downtowns are back

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Originally Posted by Yuri

Resurrecting the thread almost three years later:

Downtown Montreal

------------------------------ 2021 ------ 2011 ------ 2001 ------ Growth ------ Density

Downtown --------------------- 25,680 ----- 15,530 ----- 10,350 ----- 65.4% --- 50.0% ------ 2.96 km² --- 8,667 inh./km²

Ville-Marie ----------------- 104,944 ----- 84,013 ----- 74,832 ----- 24.9% --- 12.3% ----- 16.5 km² ---- 6,360 inh./km²

Montreal ------------------ 1.762.949 -- 1.649.519 -- 1.584.400 ------ 6.9% ---- 4.1% ---- 364.7 km² ---- 4,834 inh./km²

Montreal CMA -------------- 4,291,732 -- 3,824,221 -- 3,426,350 ----- 12.2% --- 11.6% -- 4,604 km²

I commented elsewhere in thread that Canadian city centres would probably experience a less dramatic rise as they haven't experienced as much as urban decline as the US ones.

Their central cores are growing fast regardless.

I'd love to see the stats (when available) for Montreal from 2021-2025. The pace of construction has been scorching.