Census Profile, 2016 Census
Fort Simpson, Village [Census subdivision], Northwest Territories and Canada [Country]

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Characteristic Fort Simpson, VL
Northwest Territories
[Census subdivision] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Fort Simpson, Village [Census subdivision], Northwest Territories  Map : Fort Simpson, Village [Census subdivision], Northwest Territories
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,202 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,238 ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -2.9 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 562 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 471 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 15.3 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 78.32 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,200 635 565 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 215 115 100 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 70 35 35 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 65 40 30 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 80 35 45 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 875 465 410 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 80 50 30 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 75 45 30 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 100 60 40 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 85 40 45 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 70 40 35 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 60 25 35 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 90 55 40 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 120 65 55 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 105 45 60 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 85 50 35 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 110 55 50 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 50 25 25 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 30 20 15 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 5 0 5 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 10 5 5 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 10 5 5 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 10 5 0 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 0 0 5 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 0 0 0 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 17.9 18.1 17.7 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 72.9 73.2 72.6 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 9.2 8.7 8.8 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 37.8 37.1 38.6 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 38.3 36.5 39.9 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: Fort Simpson, Village [Census subdivision], Northwest Territories

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 9.1%
  • Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 20%, but lower than 30%.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 10.0%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 20%, but lower than 30%.

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. Fort Simpson, VL [Census subdivision], Northwest Territories 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 April 16, 2024).

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