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Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2011 Census
Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 population counts and the 2011 dwelling counts, land area, population density and population ranking for Canada, the census divisions and census subdivisions at both the national and provincial or territorial levels by a selected province or territory. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2006 and 2011.
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Geographic name | TypeFootnote 1 | Population | Private dwellings, 2011 | Land area in square kilometres, 2011 | Population density per square kilometre, 2011 | CD/CSD population rank, 2011 | ||||
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2011 | 2006 | % change | Total | Occupied by usual residents | National | Prov. / Terr. | ||||
Canada † | 33,476,688 | 31,612,897 | 5.9 | 14,569,633 | 13,320,614 | 8,965,121.42 | 3.7 | |||
Nova Scotia | 921,727 | 913,462 | 0.9 | 442,155 | 390,279 | 52,939.44 | 17.4 | |||
Halifax | CTY | 390,328 | 372,858 | 4.7 | 177,295 | 165,153 | 5,495.71 | 71.0 | 20 | 1 |
Beaver Lake 17 | IRI | 23 | 21 | 9.5 | 5 | 5 | 0.80 | 28.9 | 4,738 | 91 |
Cole Harbour 30 | IRI | 194 | 128 | 51.6 | 120 | 107 | 0.19 | 1,045.8 | 4,023 | 84 |
Halifax | RGM | 390,096 | 372,679 | 4.7 | 177,160 | 165,033 | 5,490.28 | 71.1 | 14 | 1 |
Sheet Harbour 36 | IRI | 15 | 30 | -50.0 | 10 | 8 | 0.48 | 31.1 | 4,781 | 93 |
Shubenacadie 13 | IRI | 0 | 0 | ··· | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 0.0 | 4,932 | 95 |
Cape Breton | CTY | 101,619 | 105,928 | -4.1 | 46,632 | 42,325 | 2,470.60 | 41.1 | 60 | 2 |
Cape Breton | RGM | 97,398 | 102,250 | -4.7 | 45,371 | 41,122 | 2,433.35 | 40.0 | 53 | 2 |
Eskasoni 3 | IRI | 3,309 | 2,952 | 12.1 | 952 | 901 | 36.14 | 91.6 | 949 | 52 |
Membertou 28B | IRI | 912 | 726 | 25.6 | 309 | 302 | 1.11 | 823.0 | 2,195 | 72 |
Kings | CTY | 60,589 | 60,035 | 0.9 | 28,178 | 25,330 | 2,126.11 | 28.5 | 101 | 3 |
Berwick | T | 2,454 | 2,454 | 0.0 | 1,024 | 1,000 | 6.66 | 368.6 | 1,163 | 57 |
Cambridge 32 | IRI | 144 | 120 | 20.0 | 53 | 53 | 0.53 | 272.3 | 4,190 | 86 |
Glooscap 35 | IRI | 59 | 60 | -1.7 | 24 | 24 | 1.67 | 35.3 | 4,552 | 89 |
Kentville | T | 6,094 | 5,815 | 4.8 | 2,782 | 2,660 | 17.35 | 351.2 | 605 | 27 |
Kings, Subd. A | SC | 22,103 | 22,161 | -0.3 | 10,260 | 8,997 | 1,234.93 | 17.9 | 182 | 5 |
Kings, Subd. B | SC | 11,990 | 12,033 | -0.4 | 5,354 | 4,878 | 346.25 | 34.6 | 334 | 10 |
Kings, Subd. C | SC | 8,275 | 8,121 | 1.9 | 3,805 | 3,585 | 246.16 | 33.6 | 460 | 18 |
Kings, Subd. D | SC | 5,201 | 5,499 | -5.4 | 2,413 | 2,148 | 266.11 | 19.5 | 682 | 32 |
Wolfville | T | 4,269 | 3,772 | 13.2 | 2,463 | 1,985 | 6.45 | 661.7 | 786 | 38 |
Colchester | CTY | 50,968 | 50,023 | 1.9 | 24,478 | 21,657 | 3,627.94 | 14.0 | 114 | 4 |
Colchester, Subd. A | SC | 3,642 | 3,525 | 3.3 | 2,126 | 1,529 | 877.59 | 4.2 | 882 | 47 |
Colchester, Subd. B | SC | 19,643 | 19,297 | 1.8 | 9,149 | 8,047 | 1,248.40 | 15.7 | 202 | 6 |
Colchester, Subd. C | SC | 13,339 | 13,312 | 0.2 | 6,009 | 5,406 | 1,443.11 | 9.2 | 293 | 8 |
Millbrook 27 | IRI | 847 | 703 | 20.5 | 288 | 283 | 3.55 | 238.7 | 2,296 | 73 |
Stewiacke | T | 1,438 | 1,421 | 1.2 | 644 | 636 | 17.67 | 81.4 | 1,653 | 65 |
Truro | T | 12,059 | 11,765 | 2.5 | 6,262 | 5,756 | 37.63 | 320.5 | 331 | 9 |
Lunenburg | CTY | 47,313 | 47,150 | 0.3 | 25,263 | 20,797 | 2,909.90 | 16.3 | 124 | 5 |
Bridgewater | T | 8,241 | 7,944 | 3.7 | 3,996 | 3,795 | 13.60 | 605.8 | 464 | 21 |
Chester | MD | 10,599 | 10,741 | -1.3 | 6,169 | 4,761 | 1,122.22 | 9.4 | 376 | 12 |
Gold River 21 | IRI | 77 | 65 | 18.5 | 27 | 27 | 2.80 | 27.5 | 4,475 | 88 |
Lunenburg | T | 2,313 | 2,317 | -0.2 | 1,155 | 1,039 | 4.01 | 576.9 | 1,213 | 59 |
Lunenburg | MD | 25,118 | 25,164 | -0.2 | 13,392 | 10,725 | 1,759.64 | 14.3 | 164 | 3 |
Mahone Bay | T | 943 | 904 | 4.3 | 518 | 444 | 3.13 | 301.4 | 2,159 | 71 |
New Ross 20 | IRI | 0 | 0 A | ··· | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 0.0 | 4,932 | 95 |
Pennal 19 | IRI | 22 | 15 A | 46.7 | 6 | 6 | 0.45 | 49.4 | 4,742 | 92 |
Pictou | CTY | 45,643 | 46,513 | -1.9 | 22,192 | 19,468 | 2,845.62 | 16.0 | 128 | 6 |
Fisher's Grant 24 | IRI | 467 | 429 | 8.9 | 147 | 147 | 1.54 | 303.1 | 3,115 | 82 |
Merigomish Harbour 31 | IRI | 0 | 0 | ··· | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.0 | 4,932 | 95 |
New Glasgow | T | 9,562 | 9,455 | 1.1 | 4,548 | 4,270 | 9.93 | 963.3 | 416 | 15 |
Pictou | T | 3,437 | 3,813 | -9.9 | 1,580 | 1,483 | 7.94 | 432.9 | 924 | 49 |
Pictou, Subd. A | SC | 6,397 | 6,412 | -0.2 | 3,824 | 2,729 | 771.02 | 8.3 | 584 | 26 |
Pictou, Subd. B | SC | 6,014 | 6,103 | -1.5 | 2,603 | 2,453 | 770.64 | 7.8 | 613 | 28 |
Pictou, Subd. C | SC | 8,867 | 9,038 | -1.9 | 4,573 | 3,709 | 1,254.94 | 7.1 | 439 | 16 |
Stellarton | T | 4,485 | 4,717 | -4.9 | 2,098 | 1,995 | 8.99 | 498.8 | 759 | 36 |
Trenton | T | 2,616 | 2,741 | -4.6 | 1,169 | 1,114 | 6.00 | 435.7 | 1,109 | 56 |
Westville | T | 3,798 | 3,805 | -0.2 | 1,650 | 1,568 | 14.39 | 264.0 | 859 | 44 |
Hants | CTY | 42,304 | 41,182 | 2.7 | 18,141 | 16,742 | 3,051.73 | 13.9 | 136 | 7 |
East Hants | MD | 22,111 | 21,397 A | 3.3 | 9,396 | 8,550 | 1,786.47 | 12.4 | 181 | 4 |
Hantsport | T | 1,159 | 1,191 | -2.7 | 505 | 496 | 2.13 | 544.6 | 1,887 | 67 |
Indian Brook 14 | IRI | 1,084 | 1,014 | 6.9 | 366 | 366 | 12.13 | 89.3 | 1,969 | 69 |
West Hants | MD | 14,165 | 13,871 A | 2.1 | 6,205 | 5,730 | 1,241.95 | 11.4 | 278 | 7 |
Windsor | T | 3,785 | 3,709 | 2.0 | 1,669 | 1,600 | 9.06 | 417.8 | 862 | 45 |
Cumberland | CTY | 31,353 | 32,046 | -2.2 | 18,422 | 13,699 | 4,272.65 | 7.3 | 174 | 8 |
Amherst | T | 9,717 | 9,505 | 2.2 | 4,811 | 4,403 | 12.02 | 808.4 | 411 | 14 |
Cumberland, Subd. A | SC | 2,141 | 2,261 | -5.3 | 1,427 | 1,004 | 1,114.99 | 1.9 | 1,265 | 61 |
Cumberland, Subd. B | SC | 3,580 | 3,781 | -5.3 | 1,856 | 1,531 | 1,157.03 | 3.1 | 894 | 48 |
Cumberland, Subd. C | SC | 5,325 | 5,525 | -3.6 | 3,959 | 2,214 | 897.75 | 5.9 | 676 | 30 |
Cumberland, Subd. D | SC | 4,266 | 4,454 | -4.2 | 3,325 | 1,848 | 1,054.06 | 4.0 | 787 | 39 |
Oxford | T | 1,151 | 1,178 | -2.3 | 558 | 510 | 10.76 | 106.9 | 1,898 | 68 |
Parrsboro | T | 1,305 | 1,401 | -6.9 | 768 | 639 | 14.88 | 87.7 | 1,753 | 66 |
Springhill | T | 3,868 | 3,941 | -1.9 | 1,718 | 1,550 | 11.15 | 346.8 | 849 | 42 |
Yarmouth | CTY | 25,275 | 26,277 | -3.8 | 12,317 | 10,788 | 2,124.64 | 11.9 | 191 | 9 |
Argyle | MD | 8,252 | 8,656 | -4.7 | 3,798 | 3,382 | 1,528.01 | 5.4 | 462 | 20 |
Yarmouth | MD | 10,105 | 10,304 | -1.9 | 4,918 | 4,202 | 585.75 | 17.3 | 397 | 13 |
Yarmouth | T | 6,761 | 7,162 | -5.6 | 3,539 | 3,144 | 10.56 | 640.3 | 563 | 24 |
Yarmouth 33 | IRI | 157 | 155 | 1.3 | 62 | 60 | 0.32 | 493.1 | 4,150 | 85 |
Annapolis | CTY | 20,756 | 21,438 | -3.2 | 11,166 | 9,228 | 3,188.48 | 6.5 | 218 | 10 |
Annapolis Royal | T | 481 | 444 | 8.3 | 323 | 276 | 2.04 | 235.8 | 3,068 | 80 |
Annapolis, Subd. A | SC | 6,008 | 6,342 | -5.3 | 3,307 | 2,713 | 614.20 | 9.8 | 614 | 29 |
Annapolis, Subd. B | SC | 3,650 | 3,707 | -1.5 | 1,868 | 1,541 | 373.67 | 9.8 | 880 | 46 |
Annapolis, Subd. C | SC | 5,016 | 5,085 | -1.4 | 2,434 | 2,161 | 207.55 | 24.2 | 709 | 34 |
Annapolis, Subd. D | SC | 2,903 | 3,007 | -3.5 | 1,811 | 1,242 | 1,978.70 | 1.5 | 1,030 | 54 |
Bear River (Part) 6 | IRI | 0 | 42 | -100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 0.0 | 4,932 | 95 |
Bear River 6B | IRI | 0 | 10 | -100.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.23 | 0.0 | 4,932 | 95 |
Bridgetown | T | 949 | 972 | -2.4 | 487 | 448 | 3.54 | 267.8 | 2,149 | 70 |
Middleton | T | 1,749 | 1,829 | -4.4 | 935 | 846 | 5.44 | 321.6 | 1,467 | 62 |
Digby | CTY | 18,036 | 18,992 | -5.0 | 10,015 | 7,990 | 2,515.23 | 7.2 | 234 | 12 |
Bear River (Part) 6 | IRI | 102 | 101 | 1.0 | 44 | 44 | 3.39 | 30.1 | 4,352 | 87 |
Clare | MD | 8,319 | 8,813 | -5.6 | 4,478 | 3,641 | 852.82 | 9.8 | 458 | 17 |
Digby | MD | 7,463 | 7,986 | -6.5 | 4,376 | 3,280 | 1,655.88 | 4.5 | 509 | 22 |
Digby | T | 2,152 | 2,092 | 2.9 | 1,117 | 1,025 | 3.14 | 686.1 | 1,264 | 60 |
Antigonish | CTY | 19,589 | 18,836 | 4.0 | 9,591 | 7,857 | 1,457.81 | 13.4 | 225 | 11 |
Antigonish | T | 4,524 | 4,236 | 6.8 | 2,606 | 2,021 | 5.15 | 879.2 | 753 | 35 |
Antigonish, Subd. A | SC | 8,253 | 7,730 | 6.8 | 4,082 | 3,229 | 927.79 | 8.9 | 461 | 19 |
Antigonish, Subd. B | SC | 6,439 | 6,509 | -1.1 | 2,773 | 2,481 | 522.16 | 12.3 | 581 | 25 |
Pomquet And Afton 23 | IRI | 373 | 361 | 3.3 | 130 | 126 | 2.72 | 137.3 | 3,381 | 83 |
Inverness | CTY | 17,947 | 19,036 | -5.7 | 9,577 | 7,437 | 3,830.40 | 4.7 | 239 | 13 |
Inverness, Subd. A | SC | 5,280 | 5,859 | -9.9 | 3,127 | 2,309 | 2,029.63 | 2.6 | 679 | 31 |
Inverness, Subd. B | SC | 5,144 | 5,369 | -4.2 | 2,683 | 2,076 | 751.88 | 6.8 | 689 | 33 |
Inverness, Subd. C | SC | 3,357 | 3,668 | -8.5 | 1,956 | 1,398 | 1,033.42 | 3.2 | 940 | 51 |
Port Hawkesbury | T | 3,366 | 3,517 | -4.3 | 1,562 | 1,415 | 8.11 | 414.8 | 936 | 50 |
Whycocomagh 2 | IRI | 800 | 623 | 28.4 | 249 | 239 | 7.36 | 108.8 | 2,376 | 76 |
Shelburne | CTY | 14,496 | 15,544 | -6.7 | 7,907 | 6,374 | 2,464.65 | 5.9 | 255 | 14 |
Barrington | MD | 6,994 | 7,331 | -4.6 | 3,509 | 3,025 | 631.94 | 11.1 | 540 | 23 |
Clark's Harbour | T | 820 | 860 | -4.7 | 422 | 369 | 2.90 | 282.7 | 2,334 | 74 |
Lockeport | T | 588 | 646 | -9.0 | 321 | 257 | 2.32 | 253.4 | 2,792 | 78 |
Shelburne | MD | 4,408 | 4,828 | -8.7 | 2,752 | 1,926 | 1,818.49 | 2.4 | 768 | 37 |
Shelburne | T | 1,686 | 1,879 | -10.3 | 903 | 797 | 9.00 | 187.3 | 1,498 | 63 |
Queens | CTY | 10,960 | 11,212 | -2.2 | 6,446 | 4,815 | 2,398.63 | 4.6 | 269 | 15 |
Ponhook Lake 10 | IRI | 10 | 15 | -33.3 | 5 | 5 | 1.01 | 9.9 | 4,807 | 94 |
Queens | RGM | 10,917 | 11,177 | -2.3 | 6,427 | 4,798 | 2,392.85 | 4.6 | 363 | 11 |
Wildcat 12 | IRI | 33 | 20 | 65.0 | 14 | 12 | 4.77 | 6.9 | 4,676 | 90 |
Richmond | CTY | 9,293 | 9,740 | -4.6 | 4,947 | 3,934 | 1,244.24 | 7.5 | 277 | 16 |
Chapel Island 5 | IRI | 481 | 444 | 8.3 | 158 | 155 | 5.60 | 85.8 | 3,068 | 80 |
Richmond, Subd. A | SC | 3,953 | 4,072 | -2.9 | 2,061 | 1,691 | 465.06 | 8.5 | 833 | 41 |
Richmond, Subd. B | SC | 1,573 | 1,769 | -11.1 | 1,104 | 722 | 644.06 | 2.4 | 1,568 | 64 |
Richmond, Subd. C | SC | 3,286 | 3,455 | -4.9 | 1,624 | 1,366 | 129.52 | 25.4 | 952 | 53 |
Guysborough | CTY | 8,143 | 9,058 | -10.1 | 5,310 | 3,686 | 4,044.23 | 2.0 | 281 | 17 |
Canso | T | 806 | 911 | -11.5 | 416 | 354 | 5.42 | 148.8 | 2,367 | 75 |
Guysborough | MD | 4,189 | 4,681 | -10.5 | 2,827 | 1,933 | 2,111.42 | 2.0 | 794 | 40 |
Mulgrave | T | 794 | 879 | -9.7 | 367 | 328 | 17.81 | 44.6 | 2,386 | 77 |
St. Mary's | MD | 2,354 | 2,587 | -9.0 | 1,700 | 1,071 | 1,909.59 | 1.2 | 1,197 | 58 |
Victoria | CTY | 7,115 | 7,594 | -6.3 | 4,278 | 2,999 | 2,870.85 | 2.5 | 282 | 18 |
Victoria, Subd. A | SC | 2,769 | 3,046 | -9.1 | 1,662 | 1,150 | 1,633.41 | 1.7 | 1,063 | 55 |
Victoria, Subd. B | SC | 3,828 | 4,140 | -7.5 | 2,455 | 1,694 | 1,233.73 | 3.1 | 856 | 43 |
Wagmatcook 1 | IRI | 518 | 408 | 27.0 | 161 | 155 | 3.71 | 139.8 | 2,959 | 79 |
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