▁providing ▁the ▁snow iest ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁recorded ▁history . ▁Dr ought s ▁are ▁not ▁un common ▁and ▁may ▁occur ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁last ing ▁sometimes ▁for ▁months ▁or ▁even ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁population ▁increased ▁ 7 . 1 % ▁to ▁ 6 6 8 ▁persons ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁rose ▁to ▁, ▁over ▁ 8 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁adult s , ▁with ▁the ▁median ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁population ▁being ▁about ▁ 3 9 . 2 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Statistics ▁Canada ▁data ▁estimates ▁the ▁town ' s ▁population ▁at ▁ 6 2 4 ▁residents , ▁continu ing ▁a ▁tr end ▁of ▁population ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Census . ▁Of ▁this ▁population , ▁ 4 8 . 8 ▁per ▁cent ▁were ▁male ▁and ▁ 5 1 . 2 ▁per ▁cent ▁were ▁female . ▁Children ▁under ▁five ▁account ed ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 4 . 8 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁resident ▁population ▁of ▁Qu ' App elle . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Qu ' App elle ' s ▁population ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 3 . 7 ▁percent : ▁not ▁a ▁vast ▁loss ▁in ▁number ▁of ▁town - res idents ▁even ▁since ▁the ▁town ' s ▁prime , ▁it ▁being ▁reduction