Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 population counts and the 2011 dwelling counts, land area and population ranking for population centres within a selected province or territory. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2006 and 2011.

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Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses
Geographic name Population centre size group1 Population Private dwellings, 2011 Land area in square kilometres, 2011 Population rank, 2011
2011 2006 % change Private dwellings, 2011 - Total Private dwellings, 2011 - Occupied by usual residents Population rank, 2011 - National Population rank, 2011 - Prov. / Terr.
Note:
  1. Starting with the 2011 Census, the term 'population centre' replaces the term 'urban area.' Population centres are classified into one of three population size groups:

    • small population centres, with a population of between 1,000 and 29,999
    • medium population centres, with a population of between 30,000 and 99,999
    • large urban population centres, consisting of a population of 100,000 and over.

    For more information, please see the note titled From urban areas to population centres, available on our website, which explains the new terminology and classification of population centres.

    Population is defined using population and population density data from the current census and is delineated using the dissemination block. The previous census counts provided in this table are the aggregation of the previous census population counts for the dissemination blocks that constitute the 2011 population centre.
Geographic name: alpha sort Z to A Geographic name: alpha sort A to Z Population, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Population centre, 2011 - Size groups: sort lowest to highest Population, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, % change: sort highest to lowest Population, % change: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Land area in square kilometres, 2011: sort highest to lowest Land area in square kilometres, 2011: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2011 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2011 - national: sort lowest to highest  
Canada †   33,476,688 31,612,897 5.9 14,569,633 13,320,614 8,965,121.42    
Ontario †   12,851,821 12,160,282 5.7 5,308,785 4,887,508 908,607.67    
Toronto Large urban 5,132,794 4,732,361 A 8.5 1,918,983 1,836,283 1,751.49 1 1
Ottawa - Gatineau Large urban 933,596 867,593 A 7.6 409,697 389,961 501.92 6  ···
Ottawa - Gatineau (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   236,329 215,981 A 9.4 105,823 101,233 148.97 ··· 3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   697,267 651,612 A 7.0 303,874 288,728 352.95 ··· 2
St. Catharines - Niagara Large urban 309,319 308,820 A 0.2 136,501 128,295 378.68 13 6
Hamilton Large urban 670,580 647,682 A 3.5 276,319 264,774 370.26 9 3
Kitchener Large urban 444,681 422,514 5.2 180,406 170,352 313.82 10 4
Sudbury Large urban 106,840 106,612 0.2 50,563 47,277 271.90 28 12
London Large urban 366,191 353,874 A 3.5 168,142 153,712 221.52 11 5
Thunder Bay Large urban 102,222 103,247 -1.0 47,389 44,846 179.38 30 13
Windsor Large urban 276,165 278,869 A -1.0 119,849 110,621 175.77 16 8
Barrie Large urban 166,634 157,501 5.8 65,158 61,342 171.97 19 9
Oshawa Large urban 290,937 270,059 A 7.7 109,716 106,240 164.29 15 7
North Bay Medium 53,515 53,100 0.8 24,675 23,250 136.10 55 21
Sarnia Medium 79,526 78,827 0.9 35,976 34,089 94.33 40 17
Kingston Large urban 117,787 112,580 A 4.6 55,756 50,755 93.47 26 11
Belleville Medium 63,985 64,310 A -0.5 29,285 27,811 79.20 50 20
Guelph Large urban 122,362 115,635 5.8 52,620 48,331 78.86 25 10
Cornwall Medium 49,243 48,792 0.9 22,437 21,544 77.03 57 22
Peterborough Medium 80,660 77,348 A 4.3 36,450 34,173 76.12 39 16
Midland Medium 31,428 31,312 A 0.4 14,672 13,093 74.44 80 28
Brantford Medium 93,650 90,192 3.8 39,397 37,500 73.44 33 15
Sault Ste. Marie Medium 67,646 67,734 A -0.1 30,973 29,757 57.46 44 19
Valley East Small 20,676 19,655 5.2 7,853 7,531 56.05 108 40
Kanata Large urban 101,760 86,632 A 17.5 35,431 34,919 49.59 31 14
St. Thomas Medium 41,688 39,573 A 5.3 17,698 16,982 39.83 68 25
Angus - Borden CFB-BFC Small 8,603 8,615 -0.1 3,372 3,033 38.91 221 74
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