Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Population counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, population centre size groups and rural areas, 2016 Census – 100% data

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This table shows the distribution of the population by population centre size groups and the residual rural areas, for all census divisions by the selected province or territory.

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Population counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, population centre size groups and rural areas, 2016 Census. This table shows the distribution of the population by population centre size groups and the residual rural areas, for all census divisions by the selected province or territory. Same-page links within the first column 'Geographic name' will move focus to the map beneath the table. When sorting the table headers (ascending or descending), the page reloads and focus moves to the top of the table.
Geographic name	Type^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	Total population, 2016	Population centre size groups			Total rural population, 2016
Geographic name	Type^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	Total population, 2016	100,000 and over	30,000 to 99,999	Less than 30,000	Total rural population, 2016

Canada^{Footnote 2}			35,151,728	20,938,295	3,179,294	4,458,766	6,575,373
British Columbia^{Footnote 2}			4,648,055	2,873,755	597,537	544,987	631,776
Stikine	REG	B.C.	740	0	0	0	740
Strathcona	RD	B.C.	44,671	0	35,138	0	9,533
Sunshine Coast	RD	B.C.	29,970	0	0	20,937	9,033
Thompson-Nicola	RD	B.C.	132,663	0	78,026	16,306	38,331

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revised. The 2011 count for this area has been revised

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Footnote 1

Census divisions are classified into 12 types according to official designations adopted by provincial or territorial authorities. Two exceptions are 'census division / division de recensement' (CDR) and 'territory / territoire' (TER), which are geographic units created as equivalents by Statistics Canada, in cooperation with the provinces and territories, for the purpose of disseminating statistical data.

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Footnote 2

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

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