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Kings, County (CD) - Prince Edward Island

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Kings, County (CD) - Prince Edward Island

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 7.3%

Immigrant population

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Kings and Prince Edward Island, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration Kings Prince Edward Island
number % of the total population % of the immigrant population number % of the total population % of the immigrant population
Total population in private households 16,680 100.0 ... 139,685 100.0 ...
Non-immigrants 16,055 96.3 ... 129,405 92.6 ...
Immigrants 530 3.2 100.0 8,940 6.4 100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001 395 2.4 74.5 3,695 2.6 41.3
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005 30 0.2 5.7 555 0.4 6.2
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010 60 0.4 11.3 1,335 1.0 14.9
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016 50 0.3 9.4 3,360 2.4 37.6
Non-permanent residents 90 0.5 ... 1,340 1.0 ...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Kings, 2011 and 2016

  2011 2016
All immigrants Recent immigrants
(2006 to 2011)		 All immigrants Recent immigrants
(2011 to 2016)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Population in private households 565 .. 40 .. 530 .. 50 ..
Age groups 570 100.0 40 100.0 530 100.0 50 100.0
Less than 15 years 15 2.6 0 0.0 20 3.8 10 20.0
15 to 24 years 30 5.3 15 37.5 10 1.9 0 0.0
25 to 64 years 325 57.0 20 50.0 270 50.9 40 80.0
65 years and older 190 33.3 0 0.0 240 45.3 0 0.0
Median age 58.7 .. 22.2 .. 62.4 .. 40.3 ..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980 ... ... ... ... 240 100.0 50 100.0
Economic immigrants ... ... ... ... 120 50.0 20 40.0
Principal applicants ... ... ... ... 70 29.2 15 30.0
Secondary applicants ... ... ... ... 55 22.9 0 0.0
Immigrants sponsored by family ... ... ... ... 90 37.5 15 30.0
Refugees ... ... ... ... 15 6.3 10 20.0
Region of birth1 565 100.0 40 100.0 530 100.0 50 100.0
Americas 280 49.6 15 37.5 200 37.7 10 20.0
Europe 270 47.8 20 50.0 285 53.8 10 20.0
Africa 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 1.9 0 0.0
Asia 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 6.6 20 40.0
Oceania 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,2 Kings, 2016

Place of birth 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 530 100.0 ...
United States 185 34.9 1
United Kingdom 160 30.2 2
Netherlands 45 8.5 3
Belgium 35 6.6 4
Germany 20 3.8 5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 50 100.0 ...
United States 15 30.0 1
Syria 15 30.0 1

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,3 Kings, 2016

Languages 2016
Number Percent Rank
Immigrant population 530 100.0 ...
Arabic 15 2.8 1
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016) 50 100.0 ...
Arabic 15 30.0 1

Generation status

Population by generation status and median age, Kings, 2011 and 2016

Generation status 2011 2016
Number Percent Median age Number Percent Median age
Total population in private households 17,580 100.0 44.3 16,675 100.0 48.1
First generation (born abroad) 745 4.2 58.4 650 3.9 58.1
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad) 985 5.6 43.5 985 5.9 52.6
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad 265 1.5 52.1 180 1.1 58.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad 715 4.1 39.8 805 4.8 49.8
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada) 15,850 90.2 43.3 15,040 90.2 47.3

Visible minority population

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Kings, Prince Edward Island and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Kings, Prince Edward Island and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Kings, 2011 and 2016

  2011 2016
Number % of the total population % of the visible minority population Median age Number % of the total population % of the visible minority population Median age
Total population in private households 17,580 100.0 .. 44.3 16,675 100.0 .. 48.1
Visible minority population 40 0.2 100.0 37.9 200 1.2 100.0 40.4
South Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25 0.1 12.5 44.2
Chinese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black 20 0.1 50.0 20.0 40 0.2 20.0 19.0
Filipino 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40 0.2 20.0 30.6
Latin American 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 0.2 17.5 42.4
Arab 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25 0.1 12.5 40.3
Southeast Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
West Asian 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.1 5.0 0.0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple visible minorities 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 0.1 7.5 73.5
Not a visible minority 17,535 99.7 .. 44.3 16,475 98.8 .. 48.4

Ethnic and cultural origins of the population

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,4 Kings, Prince Edward Island and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin Kings Prince Edward Island Canada
Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank Number of responses % Rank
Canadian 7,835 47.0 1 59,275 42.4 1 11,135,970 32.3 1
Scottish 7,200 43.2 2 50,685 36.3 2 4,799,010 13.9 3
Irish 5,120 30.7 3 38,505 27.6 4 4,627,000 13.4 5

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Kings, Prince Edward Island and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,5 Kings, Prince Edward Island and Canada, 2016

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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