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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 | |||
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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