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Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories by the Statistical Area Classification, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data

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Geographic name Population Private dwellings, 2006
2006 2001 % change Total Occupied by usual residents
Canada  31,612,897 30,007,094 5.4 13,576,855 12,435,520
British Columbia  4,113,487 3,907,738 5.3 1,788,474 1,642,715
Within CMA  2,767,965 2,593,976 6.7 1,156,204 1,085,294
Within CA 817,403 789,609 3.5 358,831 336,580
Outside CMA/CA 528,119 524,153 0.8 273,439 220,841
Strongly influenced 84,999 81,069 4.8 40,386 34,793
Moderately influenced 166,365 159,104 4.6 96,424 71,406
Weakly influenced 251,269 258,514 -2.8 124,937 105,014
Not influenced 25,486 25,466 0.1 11,692 9,628
Territories 0 0 0.0 0 0
Total - urban  3,511,300 3,329,584 5.5 1,499,895 1,404,974
Within CMA - urban  2,647,929 2,486,329 6.5 1,108,767 1,042,223
Within CA - urban 657,261 635,072 3.5 289,218 274,615
Outside CMA/CA - urban 206,110 208,183 -1.0 101,910 88,136
Strongly influenced - urban 14,693 14,408 2.0 6,229 5,965
Moderately influenced - urban 68,159 65,231 4.5 37,448 29,899
Weakly influenced - urban 119,991 125,197 -4.2 56,794 50,961
Not influenced - urban 3,267 3,347 -2.4 1,439 1,311
Territories - urban 0 0 0.0 0 0
Total - rural 602,187 578,154 4.2 288,579 237,741
Within CMA - rural 120,036 107,647 11.5 47,437 43,071
Within CA - rural 160,142 154,537 3.6 69,613 61,965
Outside CMA/CA - rural 322,009 315,970 1.9 171,529 132,705
Strongly influenced - rural 70,306 66,661 5.5 34,157 28,828
Moderately influenced - rural 98,206 93,873 4.6 58,976 41,507
Weakly influenced - rural 131,278 133,317 -1.5 68,143 54,053
Not influenced - rural 22,219 22,119 0.5 10,253 8,317
Territories - rural 0 0 0.0 0 0
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