Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data

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This table presents the 2016 and 2011 population counts and the 2016 dwelling counts, land area, population density and population ranking for the census subdivisions with a population equal to 5,000 or more. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2011 and 2016. In addition, the table shows the census subdivision type.

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Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population, 2016 and 2011 censuses. This table presents the 2016 and 2011 population counts and the 2016 dwelling counts, land area, population density and population ranking for the census subdivisions with a population equal to 5,000 or more. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2011 and 2016. In addition, the table shows the census subdivision type. 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.	Population			Private dwellings, 2016		Land area in square kilometres, 2016	Population density per square kilometre, 2016	CSD population rank, 2016
Geographic name	Type^{Footnote 1}	Prov. / Terr.	2016	2011	% change	Total	Occupied by usual residents	Land area in square kilometres, 2016	Population density per square kilometre, 2016	National	Prov. / Terr.

Canada^{Footnote 2}			35,151,728	33,476,688	5.0	15,412,443	14,072,079	8,965,588.85	3.9
Kenora, Unorganized	NO	Ont.	6,737	7,031	-4.2	6,630	2,824	400,813.46	0.0	578	199
Algoma, Unorganized, North Part	NO	Ont.	5,739	5,518	4.0	5,489	2,546	44,084.16	0.1	651	215
Mackenzie County	SM	Alta.	11,171	10,927	2.2	3,567	3,088	80,458.19	0.1	369	40
Peace River B	RDA	B.C.	5,628	5,552	1.4	1,741	1,645	86,103.00	0.1	659	88
Thunder Bay, Unorganized	NO	Ont.	5,872	5,909	-0.6	6,130	2,589	97,009.80	0.1	642	213
Greenview No. 16	MD	Alta.	5,583	5,299	5.4	2,473	2,067	32,984.24	0.2	664	83
Big Lakes County	MD	Alta.	5,672	5,912	-4.1	2,728	2,099	13,942.43	0.4	655	80
La Tuque	V	Que.	11,001	11,227	-2.0	6,919	5,306	25,112.41	0.4	372	94
Peace River D	RDA	B.C.	5,920	5,479	8.0	2,450	2,241	11,706.80	0.5	636	86
Yellowhead County	MD	Alta.	10,995	10,469	5.0	5,048	4,309	22,293.16	0.5	374	41
Clearwater County	MD	Alta.	11,947	12,278	-2.7	5,486	4,699	18,682.45	0.6	344	38
Cypress County	MD	Alta.	7,662	7,214	6.2	3,222	2,689	13,173.25	0.6	517	63
Lac la Biche County	MD	Alta.	8,330	8,402	-0.9	3,998	3,076	12,572.29	0.7	474	55
Willow Creek No. 26	MD	Alta.	5,179	5,107	1.4	1,863	1,671	4,558.14	1.1	698	87
Wood Buffalo	SM	Alta.	71,589	65,565	9.2	30,713	25,659	61,777.65	1.2	80	6
Athabasca County	MD	Alta.	7,869	7,662	2.7	4,093	3,067	6,124.43	1.3	498	59
East Kootenay C	RDA	B.C.	6,036	5,713	5.7	2,836	2,435	4,532.73	1.3	626	85
Newell County^{Footnote 6}	MD	Alta.	7,524	7,138 Revised ^r	5.4	2,627	2,412	5,904.67	1.3	526	64
Stettler County No. 6^{Footnote 4}	MD	Alta.	5,322	5,103 Revised ^r	4.3	2,137	1,850	4,018.84	1.3	685	85
Bulkley-Nechako A	RDA	B.C.	5,256	5,391	-2.5	2,213	2,021	3,677.86	1.4	691	92
Kneehill County	MD	Alta.	5,001	4,921	1.6	1,859	1,722	3,381.02	1.5	713	89
Vermilion River County	MD	Alta.	8,267	7,905	4.6	3,268	2,981	5,519.75	1.5	478	56
Taber	MD	Alta.	7,098	6,851	3.6	2,081	1,857	4,201.65	1.7	556	68
Beaver County	MD	Alta.	5,905	5,689	3.8	2,381	2,177	3,317.57	1.8	638	77
St. Paul County No. 19^{Footnote 6}	MD	Alta.	6,036	5,826 Revised ^r	3.6	3,562	2,334	3,309.44	1.8	626	75
Cariboo G	RDA	B.C.	5,156	4,955	4.1	2,856	2,308	2,681.61	1.9	700	94
Wheatland County	MD	Alta.	8,788	8,285	6.1	3,117	2,836	4,545.92	1.9	454	51
Bonnyville No. 87	MD	Alta.	13,575use with caution ^E	11,191	21.3 use with caution ^E	5,667	4,820	6,064.73	2.2	306	34
Westlock County	MD	Alta.	7,220	7,644	-5.5	3,009	2,670	3,171.83	2.3	542	67
Camrose County^{Footnote 6}	MD	Alta.	8,458	8,004 Revised ^r	5.7	3,492	3,118	3,324.21	2.5	466	52
Inverness, Subd. A	SC	N.S.	5,076	5,280	-3.9	3,255	2,300	2,030.39	2.5	708	33
Barrhead County No. 11	MD	Alta.	6,288	6,096	3.1	2,830	2,298	2,406.25	2.6	605	73
Brazeau County^{Footnote 6}	MD	Alta.	7,771	7,132 Revised ^r	9.0	3,194	2,930	3,005.35	2.6	507	62
Mountain View County	MD	Alta.	13,074	12,359	5.8	5,666	5,025	3,782.64	3.5	318	35
Ponoka County	MD	Alta.	9,806	8,856	10.7	4,199	3,535	2,814.26	3.5	422	48
Lethbridge County^{Footnote 6}	MD	Alta.	10,353	10,046 Revised ^r	3.1	3,129	2,968	2,836.64	3.6	396	43
Portage la Prairie	RM	Man.	6,975	6,525	6.9	2,502	2,195	1,961.97	3.6	564	19
Wetaskiwin County No. 10	MD	Alta.	11,181	10,866	2.9	5,556	4,372	3,132.06	3.6	368	39
Lacombe County^{Footnote 6}	MD	Alta.	10,343	10,307 Revised ^r	0.3	4,668	3,890	2,765.16	3.7	397	44
Grande Prairie County No. 1^{Footnote 6}	MD	Alta.	22,303use with caution ^E	19,724 Revised ^r	13.1 use with caution ^E	8,291	7,684	5,802.21	3.8	187	19
Lac Ste. Anne County	MD	Alta.	10,899	10,260	6.2	5,385	4,346	2,850.38	3.8	378	42
Dysart et al	MU	Ont.	6,280	5,966	5.3	7,083	2,891	1,485.98	4.2	608	208
Digby	MD	N.S.	7,107	7,463	-4.8	4,048	3,264	1,657.33	4.3	555	22
Douglas	P	N.B.	6,154	6,081	1.2	2,546	2,365	1,446.95	4.3	617	19
Queens	RGM	N.S.	10,307	10,917	-5.6	6,586	4,742	2,392.63	4.3	400	12
Corman Park No. 344^{Footnote 6}	RM	Sask.	8,568	8,277 Revised ^r	3.5	3,037	2,952	1,911.35	4.5	462	13
Red Deer County^{Footnote 6}	MD	Alta.	19,541	18,316 Revised ^r	6.7	8,440	7,097	3,961.85	4.9	223	23
Lanark Highlands	TP	Ont.	5,338	5,128	4.1	3,315	2,294	1,048.83	5.1	682	221
Argyle	MD	N.S.	7,899	8,252	-4.3	3,821	3,362	1,528.17	5.2	495	21
Leduc County^{Footnote 4}	MD	Alta.	13,780	13,494 Revised ^r	2.1	5,960	5,101	2,601.49	5.3	299	31

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Census subdivisions (CSDs) are classified into 53 types according to official designations adopted by provincial/territorial or federal authorities.

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