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