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Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data

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Geographic name Type Population Private dwellings, 2006 Land area in square kilometres, 2006 Population density per square kilometre, 2006 Population national rank
2006 2001 % change Total Occupied by usual residents 2006 2001
Geographic name: alpha sort Z to A Geographic name: alpha sort A to Z Type: alpha sort Z to A Type: alpha sort A to Z Population, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, 2001 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2001 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, % change: sort highest to lowest Population, % change: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2006 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2006 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Land area in square kilometres, 2006: sort highest to lowest Land area in square kilometres, 2006: sort lowest to highest Population density per square kilometre, 2006: sort highest to lowest Population density per square kilometre, 2006: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2006 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2006 - national: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2001 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2001 - national: sort lowest to highest
Yorkton (Sask.) CA 17,438 17,554 -0.7 7,929 7,505 842.17 20.7 113 111
Yellowknife (N.W.T.) CA 18,700 16,541 13.1 7,159 6,616 105.22 177.7 107 115
Woodstock (Ont.) CA 35,480 33,269 A 6.6 14,960 14,383 43.79 810.3 78 80
Wood Buffalo (Alta.) CA 52,643 42,581 A 23.6 20,974 18,395 63,781.18 0.8 59 67
Winnipeg (Man.) CMA 694,668 676,594 A 2.7 291,903 281,745 5,302.98 131.0 8 8
Windsor (Ont.) CMA 323,342 307,877 5.0 134,010 125,848 1,022.84 316.1 16 15
Williams Lake (B.C.) CA 18,760 19,768 A -5.1 7,971 7,548 2,656.00 7.1 106 107
Whitehorse (Y.T.) CA 22,898 21,405 7.0 10,250 9,332 8,488.45 2.7 101 104
Wetaskiwin (Alta.) CA 11,673 11,154 4.7 4,956 4,765 16.74 697.5 139 139
Victoriaville (Que.) CA 48,893 46,908 A 4.2 21,307 20,589 378.67 129.1 62 60
Victoria (B.C.) † CMA 330,088 311,902 5.8 155,224 145,388 695.35 474.7 15 14
Vernon (B.C.) CA 55,418 51,530 7.5 25,567 23,043 1,041.97 53.2 58 58
Vancouver (B.C.) CMA 2,116,581 1,986,965 6.5 870,992 817,033 2,877.36 735.6 3 3
Val-d'Or (Que.) CA 32,288 32,423 -0.4 14,326 13,562 3,548.49 9.1 82 83
Truro (N.S.) CA 45,077 44,276 1.8 20,314 18,779 2,732.44 16.5 66 65
Trois-Rivières (Que.) CMA 141,529 137,507 2.9 67,421 63,893 880.36 160.8 27 27
Toronto (Ont.) CMA 5,113,149 4,682,897 9.2 1,894,436 1,801,071 5,903.63 866.1 1 1
Timmins (Ont.) CA 42,997 43,686 -1.6 18,642 17,381 2,961.58 14.5 69 66
Tillsonburg (Ont.) CA 14,822 14,052 5.5 6,519 6,374 22.34 663.6 126 128
Thunder Bay (Ont.) CMA 122,907 121,986 0.8 55,582 51,426 2,550.40 48.2 31 29
Thompson (Man.) CA 13,593 13,261 A 2.5 5,208 4,875 3,481.24 3.9 129 130
Thetford Mines (Que.) CA 26,107 26,721 A -2.3 12,297 11,726 280.11 93.2 92 89
Terrace (B.C.) CA 18,581 19,980 -7.0 7,903 7,189 9,748.95 1.9 108 106
Temiskaming Shores (Ont.) CA 12,904 12,927 A -0.2 5,878 5,406 406.88 31.7 132 131
Swift Current (Sask.) CA 16,533 16,527 0.0 7,579 7,238 1,131.74 14.6 117 116
Summerside (P.E.I.) CA 16,153 16,200 -0.3 6,968 6,556 91.85 175.9 121 117
Stratford (Ont.) CA 30,461 29,780 A 2.3 13,316 12,875 25.28 1,205.1 86 86
St. John's (N.L.) CMA 181,113 172,918 4.7 75,860 70,663 804.64 225.1 20 20
St. Catharines - Niagara (Ont.) CMA 390,317 377,009 3.5 166,526 156,386 1,397.50 279.3 12 12
Squamish (B.C.) CA 15,256 14,435 5.7 6,123 5,714 106.85 142.8 124 126
Sorel-Tracy (Que.) CA 48,295 47,802 A 1.0 22,598 21,457 293.17 164.7 63 59
Sherbrooke (Que.) CMA 186,952 175,950 A 6.3 89,717 82,747 1,231.86 151.8 19 19
Shawinigan (Que.) CA 56,434 56,412 A 0.0 27,837 26,058 962.69 58.6 56 56
Sept-Îles (Que.) CA 27,827 27,623 A 0.7 12,622 11,720 1,770.52 15.7 88 88
Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.) CA 80,098 78,908 1.5 35,877 33,725 748.15 107.1 46 44
Saskatoon (Sask.) CMA 233,923 225,927 3.5 101,081 95,257 5,206.70 44.9 17 17
Sarnia (Ont.) CA 88,793 88,331 0.5 38,730 36,846 799.77 111.0 40 37
Salmon Arm (B.C.) CA 16,205 15,388 A 5.3 6,933 6,602 165.59 97.9 120 122
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Que.) CA 39,672 39,028 1.7 18,034 17,514 107.10 370.4 74 73
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Que.) CA 87,492 79,600 9.9 37,774 36,700 225.78 387.5 41 43
Saint-Hyacinthe (Que.) CA 55,823 54,275 A 2.9 25,575 24,423 409.56 136.3 57 57
Saint-Georges (Que.) CA 31,364 29,759 A 5.4 14,313 13,407 284.07 110.4 85 87
Saint John (N.B.) CMA 122,389 122,678 -0.2 53,583 49,107 3,359.55 36.4 32 28
Saguenay (Que.) CMA 151,643 154,938 -2.1 67,150 64,315 1,753.69 86.5 26 22
Rouyn-Noranda (Que.) CA 39,924 39,621 A 0.8 18,921 17,411 5,991.06 6.7 73 71
Rivière-du-Loup (Que.) CA 24,570 23,229 A 5.8 11,301 10,584 409.56 60.0 98 99
Rimouski (Que.) CA 46,807 46,012 A 1.7 21,880 20,499 694.12 67.4 65 63
Regina (Sask.) CMA 194,971 192,800 1.1 84,998 80,323 3,408.26 57.2 18 18
Red Deer (Alta.) CA 82,772 67,829 A 22.0 33,894 32,664 69.23 1,195.6 44 48
Quesnel (B.C.) CA 22,449 24,426 -8.1 10,156 9,138 21,765.74 1.0 103 94
Québec (Que.) † CMA 715,515 686,569 A 4.2 332,306 316,533 3,276.53 218.4 7 7
Prince Rupert (B.C.) CA 13,392 15,302 -12.5 6,201 5,289 223.02 60.0 131 123
Prince George (B.C.) CA 83,225 85,035 -2.1 35,019 32,808 17,729.70 4.7 43 41
Prince Albert (Sask.) CA 40,766 41,460 -1.7 16,376 15,500 1,891.33 21.6 71 69
Powell River (B.C.) CA 16,537 16,604 A -0.4 7,803 7,274 802.87 20.6 116 113
Portage la Prairie (Man.) CA 20,494 20,617 -0.6 8,311 7,717 2,029.94 10.1 105 105
Port Hope (Ont.) CA 16,390 15,605 5.0 6,560 6,287 278.97 58.8 119 121
Port Alberni (B.C.) CA 25,297 25,299 A 0.0 11,850 10,818 3,271.43 7.7 95 91
Peterborough (Ont.) CMA 116,570 110,876 A 5.1 52,165 46,667 1,505.56 77.4 33 33
Petawawa (Ont.) CA 14,651 14,398 1.8 5,849 5,329 164.68 89.0 127 127
Penticton (B.C.) CA 43,313 41,564 A 4.2 20,516 19,408 2,212.76 19.6 68 68
Pembroke (Ont.) CA 23,195 22,223 A 4.4 9,857 9,409 566.79 40.9 100 101
Parksville (B.C.) CA 26,518 24,285 9.2 12,851 12,193 81.48 325.5 91 95
Owen Sound (Ont.) CA 32,259 31,583 2.1 14,433 13,408 627.80 51.4 83 84
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont./Que.) CMA 1,130,761 1,067,800 A 5.9 478,242 449,031 5,716.00 197.8 4 4
Oshawa (Ont.) CMA 330,594 296,298 11.6 123,351 119,028 903.29 366.0 14 16
Orillia (Ont.) CA 40,532 38,333 A 5.7 19,141 16,326 456.55 88.8 72 75
Okotoks (Alta.) CA 17,145 11,689 A 46.7 5,927 5,759 18.55 924.4 115 134
North Bay (Ont.) CA 63,424 62,303 A 1.8 27,798 26,216 771.37 82.2 52 50
North Battleford (Sask.) CA 17,765 18,590 A -4.4 7,714 7,246 855.34 20.8 112 109
Norfolk (Ont.) CA 62,563 60,847 2.8 26,527 24,238 1,606.91 38.9 53 52
New Glasgow (N.S.) CA 36,288 36,735 -1.2 16,348 15,052 2,066.44 17.6 77 76
Nanaimo (B.C.) CA 92,361 85,664 7.8 40,534 38,801 1,279.02 72.2 38 40
Moose Jaw (Sask.) CA 33,360 33,519 -0.5 15,194 14,123 844.41 39.5 80 79
Montréal (Que.) † CMA 3,635,571 3,451,027 A 5.3 1,593,502 1,525,629 4,258.97 853.6 2 2
Moncton (N.B.) CMA 126,424 118,678 A 6.5 55,252 51,593 2,405.91 52.5 29 30
Miramichi (N.B.) CA 24,737 25,274 A -2.1 10,704 9,896 6,634.81 3.7 97 92
Midland (Ont.) CA 35,402 33,692 5.1 15,955 14,223 193.39 183.1 79 78
Medicine Hat (Alta.) CA 68,822 61,735 11.5 29,506 27,882 13,288.65 5.2 50 51
Matane (Que.) CA 16,438 16,597 A -1.0 7,989 7,486 316.22 52.0 118 114
London (Ont.) CMA 457,720 435,600 A 5.1 198,144 184,946 2,665.28 171.7 10 10
Lloydminster (Alta./Sask.) CA 27,023 23,964 A 12.8 10,665 10,236 1,088.37 24.8 89 98
Lethbridge (Alta.) CA 95,196 87,388 A 8.9 39,687 37,166 2,975.59 32.0 36 39
Leamington (Ont.) CA 49,741 46,757 6.4 18,310 17,276 508.76 97.8 60 61
Lachute (Que.) CA 11,832 11,628 1.8 5,449 5,215 108.67 108.9 137 136
La Tuque (Que.) CA 15,293 15,725 A -2.7 7,473 6,248 25,431.76 0.6 123 120
Kitimat (B.C.) CA 8,987 10,285 -12.6 4,256 3,627 242.63 37.0 144 144
Kitchener (Ont.) CMA 451,235 414,284 8.9 177,879 169,063 827.07 545.6 11 11
Kingston (Ont.) CMA 152,358 146,838 3.8 70,003 61,978 1,906.69 79.9 25 26
Kentville (N.S.) CA 25,969 25,172 3.2 11,323 10,669 607.65 42.7 94 93
Kenora (Ont.) CA 15,177 15,838 -4.2 6,845 6,251 210.91 72.0 125 119
Kelowna (B.C.) CMA 162,276 147,739 9.8 71,889 66,925 2,904.01 55.9 22 24
Kawartha Lakes (Ont.) CA 74,561 69,179 7.8 37,986 29,509 3,059.47 24.4 48 47
Kamloops (B.C.) CA 92,882 88,951 A 4.4 41,087 38,101 5,686.19 16.3 37 36
Joliette (Que.) CA 43,595 39,720 A 9.8 19,824 19,253 117.61 370.7 67 70
Ingersoll (Ont.) CA 11,760 10,977 A 7.1 4,670 4,572 12.90 911.9 138 140
Hawkesbury (Ont./Que.) CA 12,267 11,634 A 5.4 5,669 5,341 12.27 999.6 134 135
Hamilton (Ont.) CMA 692,911 662,401 4.6 279,246 266,377 1,371.89 505.1 9 9
Halifax (N.S.) CMA 372,858 359,183 3.8 166,757 155,138 5,495.62 67.8 13 13
Guelph (Ont.) CMA 127,009 117,344 8.2 52,130 48,775 378.45 335.6 28 32
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.) CMA 158,258 155,601 1.7 69,669 65,076 3,382.32 46.8 24 21
Grande Prairie (Alta.) CA 71,868 58,787 A 22.3 26,928 25,974 5,976.19 12.0 49 53
Grand Falls-Windsor (N.L.) CA 13,558 13,340 A 1.6 5,564 5,314 54.48 248.9 130 129
Granby (Que.) CA 68,352 63,069 A 8.4 30,638 29,246 317.07 215.6 51 49
Fredericton (N.B.) CA 85,688 81,346 5.3 38,011 34,889 4,521.72 19.0 42 42
Fort St. John (B.C.) CA 25,136 23,007 A 9.3 10,082 9,711 621.84 40.4 96 100
Estevan (Sask.) CA 11,135 11,297 A -1.4 4,872 4,626 792.23 14.1 141 138
Elliot Lake (Ont.) CA 11,549 11,956 -3.4 6,061 5,647 698.12 16.5 140 133
Edmundston (N.B.) CA 21,442 22,173 -3.3 10,010 9,257 902.18 23.8 104 102
Edmonton (Alta.) CMA 1,034,945 937,845 10.4 426,132 405,311 9,417.88 109.9 6 6
Duncan (B.C.) CA 41,387 38,813 6.6 17,340 16,825 371.75 111.3 70 74
Drummondville (Que.) CA 78,108 72,778 A 7.3 35,490 33,712 613.93 127.2 47 46
Dolbeau-Mistassini (Que.) CA 14,546 14,879 -2.2 6,838 6,367 295.67 49.2 128 124
Dawson Creek (B.C.) CA 10,994 10,754 A 2.2 4,833 4,651 22.32 492.5 142 142
Cranbrook (B.C.) CA 24,138 24,275 -0.6 10,424 9,946 4,547.65 5.3 99 96
Cowansville (Que.) CA 12,666 12,558 A 0.9 5,657 5,339 51.01 248.3 133 132
Courtenay (B.C.) CA 49,214 45,205 A 8.9 22,336 21,293 542.86 90.7 61 64
Cornwall (Ont.) CA 58,485 57,581 1.6 25,297 24,340 508.98 114.9 55 54
Corner Brook (N.L.) CA 26,623 26,153 A 1.8 11,118 10,530 255.10 104.4 90 90
Collingwood (Ont.) CA 17,290 16,039 7.8 9,316 7,318 33.46 516.8 114 118
Cold Lake (Alta.) CA 11,991 11,520 A 4.1 4,834 4,314 59.30 202.2 136 137
Cobourg (Ont.) CA 18,210 17,172 6.0 7,571 7,299 22.37 814.0 109 112
Chilliwack (B.C.) CA 80,892 74,003 A 9.3 33,247 31,645 1,211.50 66.8 45 45
Chatham-Kent (Ont.) CA 108,589 107,709 0.8 46,787 43,708 2,470.66 44.0 34 35
Charlottetown (P.E.I.) CA 58,625 57,234 A 2.4 26,193 23,377 728.03 80.5 54 55
Centre Wellington (Ont.) CA 26,049 24,260 A 7.4 10,267 9,543 407.33 64.0 93 97
Cape Breton (N.S.) CA 105,928 109,330 -3.1 46,460 43,101 2,470.57 42.9 35 34
Canmore (Alta.) CA 12,039 10,792 A 11.6 6,575 4,778 68.90 174.7 135 141
Camrose (Alta.) CA 15,620 14,870 A 5.0 6,962 6,725 31.14 501.6 122 125
Campbellton (N.B./Que.) CA 17,888 18,820 A -5.0 8,034 7,336 1,630.35 11.0 111 108
Campbell River (B.C.) CA 36,461 35,036 A 4.1 15,799 14,956 3,787.48 9.6 76 77
Calgary (Alta.) † CMA 1,079,310 951,494 A 13.4 433,616 415,592 5,107.43 211.3 5 5
Brooks (Alta.) CA 22,452 21,685 A 3.5 8,611 8,153 5,929.40 3.8 102 103
Brockville (Ont.) CA 39,668 39,049 A 1.6 17,086 16,382 889.03 44.6 75 72
Brantford (Ont.) † CMA 124,607 118,086 A 5.5 49,480 47,847 1,072.90 116.1 30 31
Brandon (Man.) CA 48,256 46,273 A 4.3 21,377 20,352 1,712.37 28.2 64 62
Belleville (Ont.) CA 91,518 87,395 4.7 38,851 37,211 740.61 123.6 39 38
Bay Roberts (N.L.) CA 10,507 10,531 A -0.2 4,214 3,929 103.71 101.3 143 143
Bathurst (N.B.) CA 31,424 32,523 A -3.4 14,341 12,992 2,087.97 15.0 84 82
Barrie (Ont.) CMA 177,061 148,480 19.2 67,379 63,877 897.47 197.3 21 23
Baie-Comeau (Que.) CA 29,808 30,401 A -2.0 13,391 12,601 34,856.80 0.9 87 85
Amos (Que.) CA 17,918 18,302 A -2.1 7,763 7,298 1,894.16 9.5 110 110
Alma (Que.) CA 32,603 32,930 A -1.0 14,579 13,727 401.76 81.1 81 81
Abbotsford (B.C.) CMA 159,020 147,370 7.9 58,099 55,948 625.94 254.1 23 25

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