Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Port Hope, (CA) - Ontario

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Port Hope, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
German	125	15.8	0.8
Polish	65	8.2	0.4
Dutch	60	7.6	0.4
Spanish	60	7.6	0.4
Italian	55	7.0	0.3

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Port Hope, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Spanish	75	13.0	0.5
German	45	7.8	0.3
Italian	40	7.0	0.2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	35	6.1	0.2
Polish	30	5.2	0.2

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	16,395	100	15,870	100
English	15,150	92.4	14,815	93.4
French	5	0.0	5	0.0
English and French	1,205	7.3	1,015	6.4
Neither English nor French	35	0.2	30	0.2

Mother tongue⁴, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	16,390	100	15,865	100
English	15,485	94.5	15,050	94.9
French	240	1.5	230	1.4
Other languages	790	4.8	675	4.3
Aboriginal languages	5	0.0	5	0.0
Immigrant languages	785	4.8	670	4.2

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	15,565	435	145	110	16,255
French	15	35	25	205	280
Other languages	125	75	130	240	575
Aboriginal languages	0	0	0	5	5
Immigrant languages	120	75	125	235	555
2011
English	15,140	415	100	95	15,750
French	30	20	20	175	245
Other languages	85	75	85	250	495
Aboriginal languages	0	0	5	5	5
Immigrant languages	80	70	75	240	475

Language of work

English used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	9,020	99.8	9,145	99.8
Only	8,795	97.3	9,000	98.3
Mostly	165	1.8	125	1.4
Equally with another language	40	0.4	0	0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	25	0.3	10	0.1
No mention	15	0.2	15	0.2
Total population⁹	9,035	100	9,160	100

French used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	175	1.9	110	1.2
Only	0	0.0	10	0.1
Mostly	20	0.2	10	0.1
Equally with another language	10	0.1	10	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	135	1.5	85	0.9
No mention	8,865	98.1	9,050	98.8
Total population⁹	9,035	100	9,160	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work	2016		2006
Languages other than English or French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	80	0.9	75	0.8
Only	15	0.2	10	0.1
Mostly	0	0.0	0	0.0
Equally with another language	35	0.4	15	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	25	0.3	55	0.6
No mention	8,960	99.2	9,085	99.2
Total population⁹	9,035	100	9,160	100

Symbols:

···: not applicable
··: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r: revised
E: use with caution

Note(s):

Footnote 1

The languages spoken most often at home (Part A of the question) and on a regular basis (Part B of the question), as well as multiple responses, are considered.

Footnote 2

The official-language minority population is defined using the variable derived from the first official language spoken (FOLS), i.e., individuals in Quebec whose FOLS is English and individuals in the rest of the country whose FOLS is French.

Footnote 3

English–French bilingualism is defined using the variable “knowledge of official languages.”

Footnote 4

The categories include all individuals who reported a specific language in a single or multiple response.

Footnote 5

The 'Only' category includes persons who reported only this language to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often) and did not report a language to Part B (spoken regularly).

Footnote 6

The 'Mostly' category includes persons who reported this language to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often) and reported at least one other language to Part B (spoken regularly).

Footnote 7

The 'Equally' category includes persons who reported this language and another one to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often).

Footnote 8

The 'Regularly' category includes persons who reported this language only to the Part B of the language spoken at home question (spoken regularly), in addition to another language reported to the Part A (spoken most often).

Footnote 9

In 2006, this population refers to those aged 15 years and over who worked between January 1, 2005 and May 16th, 2006. In 2016, this population refers to those aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015.

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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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Port Hope, (CA) - Ontario

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Port Hope, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Port Hope, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Port Hope, (CA) - Ontario

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Port Hope, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home1, Port Hope, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Port Hope, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Port Hope, 2006 and 2016

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Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Port Hope, 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Port Hope, 2011 and 2016