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Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data

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Geographic name Population Private dwellings, 2006 Land area in square kilometres, 2006 Population density per square kilometre, 2006 Population national rank
2006 2001 % change Total Occupied by usual residents 2006 2001
Geographic name: alpha sort Z to A Geographic name: alpha sort A to Z Population, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, 2001 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2001 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, % change: sort highest to lowest Population, % change: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2006 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2006 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Land area in square kilometres, 2006: sort highest to lowest Land area in square kilometres, 2006: sort lowest to highest Population density per square kilometre, 2006: sort highest to lowest Population density per square kilometre, 2006: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2006 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2006 - national: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2001 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2001 - national: sort lowest to highest
Guelph (Ont.) 127,009 117,344 8.2 52,130 48,775 378.45 335.6 28 32
Abbotsford (B.C.) 159,020 147,370 7.9 58,099 55,948 625.94 254.1 23 25
Victoria (B.C.) † 330,088 311,902 5.8 155,224 145,388 695.35 474.7 15 14
St. John's (N.L.) 181,113 172,918 4.7 75,860 70,663 804.64 225.1 20 20
Kitchener (Ont.) 451,235 414,284 8.9 177,879 169,063 827.07 545.6 11 11
Trois-Rivières (Que.) 141,529 137,507 2.9 67,421 63,893 880.36 160.8 27 27
Barrie (Ont.) 177,061 148,480 19.2 67,379 63,877 897.47 197.3 21 23
Oshawa (Ont.) 330,594 296,298 11.6 123,351 119,028 903.29 366.0 14 16
Windsor (Ont.) 323,342 307,877 5.0 134,010 125,848 1,022.84 316.1 16 15
Brantford (Ont.) † 124,607 118,086 A 5.5 49,480 47,847 1,072.90 116.1 30 31
Sherbrooke (Que.) 186,952 175,950 A 6.3 89,717 82,747 1,231.86 151.8 19 19
Hamilton (Ont.) 692,911 662,401 4.6 279,246 266,377 1,371.89 505.1 9 9
St. Catharines - Niagara (Ont.) 390,317 377,009 3.5 166,526 156,386 1,397.50 279.3 12 12
Peterborough (Ont.) 116,570 110,876 A 5.1 52,165 46,667 1,505.56 77.4 33 33
Saguenay (Que.) 151,643 154,938 -2.1 67,150 64,315 1,753.69 86.5 26 22
Kingston (Ont.) 152,358 146,838 3.8 70,003 61,978 1,906.69 79.9 25 26
Moncton (N.B.) 126,424 118,678 A 6.5 55,252 51,593 2,405.91 52.5 29 30
Thunder Bay (Ont.) 122,907 121,986 0.8 55,582 51,426 2,550.40 48.2 31 29
London (Ont.) 457,720 435,600 A 5.1 198,144 184,946 2,665.28 171.7 10 10
Vancouver (B.C.) 2,116,581 1,986,965 6.5 870,992 817,033 2,877.36 735.6 3 3
Kelowna (B.C.) 162,276 147,739 9.8 71,889 66,925 2,904.01 55.9 22 24
Québec (Que.) † 715,515 686,569 A 4.2 332,306 316,533 3,276.53 218.4 7 7
Saint John (N.B.) 122,389 122,678 -0.2 53,583 49,107 3,359.55 36.4 32 28
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.) 158,258 155,601 1.7 69,669 65,076 3,382.32 46.8 24 21
Regina (Sask.) 194,971 192,800 1.1 84,998 80,323 3,408.26 57.2 18 18
Montréal (Que.) † 3,635,571 3,451,027 A 5.3 1,593,502 1,525,629 4,258.97 853.6 2 2
Calgary (Alta.) † 1,079,310 951,494 A 13.4 433,616 415,592 5,107.43 211.3 5 5
Saskatoon (Sask.) 233,923 225,927 3.5 101,081 95,257 5,206.70 44.9 17 17
Winnipeg (Man.) 694,668 676,594 A 2.7 291,903 281,745 5,302.98 131.0 8 8
Halifax (N.S.) 372,858 359,183 3.8 166,757 155,138 5,495.62 67.8 13 13
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont./Que.) 1,130,761 1,067,800 A 5.9 478,242 449,031 5,716.00 197.8 4 4
Toronto (Ont.) 5,113,149 4,682,897 9.2 1,894,436 1,801,071 5,903.63 866.1 1 1
Edmonton (Alta.) 1,034,945 937,845 10.4 426,132 405,311 9,417.88 109.9 6 6

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Date Modified: 2021-07-20

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