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Geographic name Population Private dwellings, 2006 Land area in square kilometres, 2006 Population density per square kilometre, 2006 CD national population rank
2006 2001 % change Total Occupied by usual residents
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
Canada † 31,612,897 30,007,094 5.4 13,576,855 12,435,520 9,017,698.92 3.5  
Toronto (Ont.) 2,503,281 2,481,494 0.9 1,040,597 979,330 630.18 3972.4 1
Greater Vancouver (B.C.) 2,116,581 1,986,965 6.5 870,992 817,033 2,877.36 735.6 2
Montréal (Que.) 1,854,442 1,812,723 2.3 879,690 831,518 499.19 3714.9 3
Division No. 6 (Alta.) † 1,160,936 1,021,060 13.7 465,473 445,731 12,645.35 91.8 4
Peel (Ont.) 1,159,405 988,958 A 17.2 373,455 359,042 1,242.40 933.2 5
Division No. 11 (Alta.) 1,076,103 975,477 10.3 443,275 420,682 15,754.26 68.3 6
York (Ont.) 892,712 729,254 22.4 287,320 275,673 1,761.84 506.7 7
Ottawa (Ont.) 812,129 774,072 4.9 340,732 320,888 2,778.13 292.3 8
Division No. 11 (Man.) 636,177 621,451 2.4 270,319 261,832 570.97 1114.2 9
Durham (Ont.) 561,258 506,901 10.7 202,155 194,672 2,523.15 222.4 10
Québec (Que.) † 525,376 509,955 A 3.0 251,352 240,733 549.15 956.7 11
Hamilton (Ont.) 504,559 490,268 E  ··· 204,962 194,475 1,117.21 451.6 12
Waterloo (Ont.) 478,121 438,515 9.0 187,088 177,996 1,368.64 349.3 13
Halton (Ont.) 439,256 375,229 17.1 162,346 156,947 967.17 454.2 14
Niagara (Ont.) 427,421 410,574 4.1 179,903 169,425 1,854.17 230.5 15
Middlesex (Ont.) † 422,333 403,185 4.7 183,091 170,425 3,317.15 127.3 16
Simcoe (Ont.) 422,204 377,050 12.0 180,071 156,688 4,840.56 87.2 17
Essex (Ont.) 393,402 374,975 4.9 161,049 150,863 1,851.34 212.5 18
Longueuil (Que.) 385,533 371,934 A 3.7 164,418 159,777 282.42 1365.1 19
Halifax (N.S.) 372,858 359,183 3.8 166,757 155,138 5,495.62 67.8 20
Laval (Que.) 368,709 343,005 7.5 148,146 144,186 247.09 1492.2 21
Capital (B.C.) † 345,164 325,754 6.0 165,386 152,482 2,341.02 147.4 22
Fraser Valley (B.C.) 257,031 237,550 8.2 100,157 94,627 13,361.74 19.2 23
Division No. 1 (N.L.) 248,418 242,875 2.3 110,758 97,028 9,218.54 26.9 24
Division No. 11 (Sask.) 244,273 237,629 2.8 106,848 99,891 16,683.11 14.6 25
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0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
A adjusted figure due to boundary change (For further information, see the 'Content considerations'.)
† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes'.)
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes'.)
E use with caution (In 2001, the population and/or dwelling counts for various areas were found to be incorrect. Since it is not possible to make changes to the 2001 Census data presented in these tables, the 2001 data should be used with caution. For further information, please refer to the 'Population and dwelling count amendments'.)
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census divisions, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (table). Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables. 2006 Census.
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-550-XWE2006002. Ottawa. Released March 13, 2007.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=701&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&PR=0&CMA=0 (accessed May 18, 2024)

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