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
Abitibi	MRC	Que.	24,639	0	0	11,104	13,535
Abitibi-Ouest	MRC	Que.	20,538	0	0	5,877	14,661
Acton	MRC	Que.	15,594	0	0	6,402	9,192
Alberni-Clayoquot	RD	B.C.	30,981	0	0	22,288	8,693
Algoma^{Footnote 2}	DIS	Ont.	114,094	0	66,313	16,567	31,214
Annapolis	CTY	N.S.	20,591	0	0	1,965	18,626
Antigonish	CTY	N.S.	19,301	0	0	5,002	14,299
Antoine-Labelle	MRC	Que.	35,243	0	0	9,350	25,893
Argenteuil	MRC	Que.	32,389	0	0	13,167	19,222
Arthabaska	MRC	Que.	72,014	0	44,735	5,888	21,391
Avignon	MRC	Que.	14,461	0	0	4,161	10,300
Baffin	REG	Nvt.	18,988	0	0	7,082	11,906
Beauce-Sartigan	MRC	Que.	52,406	0	0	32,815	19,591
Beauharnois-Salaberry	MRC	Que.	64,320	0	48,407	6,552	9,361
Bécancour	MRC	Que.	20,404	0	0	4,483	15,921
Bellechasse	MRC	Que.	37,233	0	0	12,819	24,414
Bonaventure	MRC	Que.	17,660	0	0	3,340	14,320
Brant^{Footnote 2}	CDR	Ont.	134,808	0	98,179	15,565	21,064
Brome-Missisquoi	MRC	Que.	58,314	0	0	24,985	33,329
Bruce	CTY	Ont.	68,147	0	0	31,589	36,558
Bulkley-Nechako	RD	B.C.	37,896	0	0	14,058	23,838
Cape Breton	CTY	N.S.	98,722	0	0	71,480	27,242
Cariboo	RD	B.C.	61,988	0	0	24,383	37,605
Carleton	CT	N.B.	26,220	0	0	4,277	21,943
Central Coast	RD	B.C.	3,319	0	0	0	3,319

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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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