Census Profile, 2016 Census
Merritt, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Canada [Country]

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Characteristic Merritt, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Merritt, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia  Map : Merritt, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Canada [Country]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 7,139 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 7,113 ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 0.4 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3,176 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 2,983 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 273.9 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 26.07 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 7,140 3,475 3,660 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 1,155 600 555 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 340 180 165 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 400 215 185 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 415 210 205 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 4,375 2,140 2,240 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 420 210 205 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 375 195 180 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 345 170 180 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 365 175 190 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 385 185 195 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 390 190 200 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 450 220 230 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 530 245 285 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 575 275 295 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 545 280 270 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 1,605 740 865 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 530 255 275 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 400 165 230 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 305 160 145 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 200 95 100 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 175 60 110 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 115 35 75 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 50 20 30 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 5 0 5 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 0 0 0 8,230 1,340 6,890
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.2 17.3 15.2 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 61.3 61.6 61.2 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 22.5 21.3 23.6 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 2.5 1.7 3.0 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 43.9 43.0 44.8 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 46.5 45.4 47.7 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: Merritt, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 9.2%
  • Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 13.4%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Merritt, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 23, 2024).

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