Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Simcoe, County (CD) - Ontario
Data qualityFigure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 - Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses
Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses
Provincial population rank
9 of 49
National population rank
15 of 293
- In 2016, the enumerated population of Simcoe (County) was 479,650, which represents a change of 7.5% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 4.6% and the national average of 5.0%.
- The land area of Simcoe (County) is 4,859.64 square kilometres and the population density was 98.7 people per square kilometre.
- In 2016, there were 183,536 private dwellings occupied in Simcoe (County), which represent a change of 8.3% from 2011.
Figure 1.2 Population in the last 10 years, Simcoe (County)
Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 10 years, Simcoe (County)
Population Change (in percentage) for Simcoe (County) and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016
Population and dwelling counts
Simcoe (County) – Neighbouring census divisions, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Dufferin Census division - Dufferin, County | CTY | 61,735 | 56,881 | 8.5 |
York Census division - York, Regional municipality | RM | 1,109,909 | 1,032,524 | 7.5 |
Peel Census division - Peel, Regional municipality | RM | 1,381,739 | 1,296,809revised r | 6.5 |
Durham Census division - Durham, Regional municipality | RM | 645,862 | 608,124 | 6.2 |
Muskoka Census division - Muskoka, District municipality | DM | 60,599 | 58,017revised r | 4.5 |
Kawartha Lakes Census division - Kawartha Lakes, Census division | CDR | 75,423 | 73,219revised r | 3.0 |
Grey Census division - Grey, County | CTY | 93,830 | 92,568 | 1.4 |
Ontario – Census divisions with the highest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Kenora Census division - Kenora, District | DIS | 65,533 | 57,607 | 13.8 |
Halton Census division - Halton, Regional municipality | RM | 548,435 | 501,674revised r | 9.3 |
Dufferin Census division - Dufferin, County | CTY | 61,735 | 56,881 | 8.5 |
Simcoe Census division - Simcoe, County | CTY | 479,650 | 446,063 | 7.5 |
York Census division - York, Regional municipality | RM | 1,109,909 | 1,032,524 | 7.5 |
Ontario – Census divisions with the lowest population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Prince Edward | CDR | 24,735 | 25,258 | -2.1 |
Chatham-Kent | CDR | 102,042 | 104,075 | -2.0 |
Nipissing | DIS | 83,150 | 84,736 | -1.9 |
Cochrane | DIS | 79,682 | 81,122 | -1.8 |
Algoma | DIS | 114,094 | 115,870 | -1.5 |
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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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