Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Sault Ste. Marie, Census agglomeration
Population, 2021 and 2016 censuses
49
Provincial population rank: 20
National population rank: 49 of 152
-1.8%
In 2021, the enumerated population of Sault Ste. Marie (CA), was 76,731, which represents a change of -1.8% from 2016. This compares to the provincial average of 5.8% and the national average of 5.2%.
-0.3%
In 2021, there were 34,416 private dwellings occupied in Sault Ste. Marie (CA), which represent a change of -0.3% from 2016.
95.6
The land area of Sault Ste. Marie (CA) is 802.58 square kilometres and the population density was 95.6 people per square kilometre.
Population in the last 20 years, Sault Ste. Marie (CA)
Population change in the last 20 years, Sault Ste. Marie (CA)
Population change (in percentage), census metropolitan areas, 2006 to 2011, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021
Population change, 2016 to 2021 for census subdivisions in the Sault Ste. Marie CA
| Census subdivision (CSD) name | Type | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | ||
| Sault Ste. Marie | CY | 72,051 | 73,368 | -1.8 |
| Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | TP | 1,513 | 1,609 | -6.0 |
| Laird | TP | 1,121 | 1,047 | 7.1 |
| Garden River 14 | IRI | 1,071 | 1,125 | -4.8 |
| Prince | TP | 975 | 1,010 | -3.5 |
| Rankin Location 15D | IRI | .. | .. | .. |
Population change by rank, 2016 to 2021 for CMAs or CAs in Ontario
| CMA or CA name | Type | Population | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2016 | % change | Nat. | Prov. | ||
| Toronto | CMA | 6,202,225 | 5,928,040 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | CMA | 1,488,307 | 1,371,576 r | 8.5 | 4 | ... |
|
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) |
CMA part | 353,293 | 332,426 | 6.3 | ... | 3 |
|
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) |
CMA part | 1,135,014 | 1,039,150 | 9.2 | ... | 2 |
| Hamilton | CMA | 785,184 | 747,545 | 5.0 | 9 | 3 |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | CMA | 575,847 | 523,894 | 9.9 | 10 | 4 |
| London | CMA | 543,551 | 494,069 | 10.0 | 11 | 5 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | CMA | 433,604 | 406,074 | 6.8 | 13 | 6 |
| Windsor | CMA | 422,630 | 398,718 r | 6.0 | 14 | 7 |
| Oshawa | CMA | 415,311 | 379,848 | 9.3 | 15 | 8 |
| Barrie | CMA | 212,856 | 197,059 | 8.0 | 21 | 9 |
| Kingston | CMA | 172,546 | 161,175 | 7.1 | 24 | 10 |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | CMA | 170,605 | 165,958 r | 2.8 | 25 | 11 |
| Guelph | CMA | 165,588 | 151,984 | 9.0 | 26 | 12 |
| Brantford | CMA | 144,162 | 134,203 | 7.4 | 30 | 13 |
| Peterborough | CMA | 128,624 | 121,721 | 5.7 | 32 | 14 |
| Thunder Bay | CMA | 123,258 | 121,621 | 1.3 | 34 | 15 |
| Belleville - Quinte West | CMA | 111,184 | 103,401 r | 7.5 | 38 | 16 |
| Chatham-Kent | CA | 104,316 | 102,042 | 2.2 | 40 | 17 |
| Sarnia | CA | 97,592 | 96,151 | 1.5 | 44 | 18 |
| Kawartha Lakes | CA | 79,247 | 75,423 | 5.1 | 47 | 19 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | CA | 76,731 | 78,159 | -1.8 | 49 | 20 |
| North Bay | CA | 71,736 | 70,378 | 1.9 | 52 | 21 |
| Norfolk | CA | 67,490 | 64,044 | 5.4 | 53 | 22 |
| Cornwall | CA | 61,415 | 59,699 | 2.9 | 57 | 23 |
| Woodstock | CA | 46,705 | 41,098 r | 13.6 | 66 | 24 |
| Timmins | CA | 41,145 | 41,788 | -1.5 | 72 | 25 |
| Orillia | CA | 33,411 | 31,166 | 7.2 | 79 | 26 |
| Stratford | CA | 33,232 | 31,470 r | 5.6 | 80 | 27 |
| Owen Sound | CA | 32,712 | 31,820 | 2.8 | 81 | 28 |
| Brockville | CA | 31,661 | 31,200 r | 1.5 | 84 | 29 |
| Centre Wellington | CA | 31,093 | 28,191 | 10.3 | 86 | 30 |
| Midland | CA | 27,894 | 25,826 r | 8.0 | 94 | 31 |
| Wasaga Beach | CA | 24,862 | 20,675 | 20.3 | 101 | 32 |
| Collingwood | CA | 24,811 | 21,793 | 13.8 | 102 | 33 |
| Pembroke | CA | 23,814 | 23,269 | 2.3 | 104 | 34 |
| Essa | CA | 22,970 | 21,083 r | 9.0 | 107 | 35 |
| Cobourg | CA | 20,519 | 19,440 | 5.6 | 109 | 36 |
| Tillsonburg | CA | 18,615 | 15,872 | 17.3 | 120 | 37 |
| Petawawa | CA | 18,160 | 17,187 | 5.7 | 122 | 38 |
| Port Hope | CA | 17,294 | 16,753 | 3.2 | 127 | 39 |
| Kenora | CA | 14,967 | 15,096 | -0.9 | 133 | 40 |
| Ingersoll | CA | 13,693 | 12,757 | 7.3 | 140 | 41 |
| Hawkesbury | CA | 12,010 | 11,974 | 0.3 | 151 | ... |
|
Hawkesbury (Quebec part) |
CA part | 1,816 | 1,711 | 6.1 | ... | 31 |
|
Hawkesbury (Ontario part) |
CA part | 10,194 | 10,263 | -0.7 | ... | 43 |
| Elliot Lake | CA | 11,372 | 10,741 | 5.9 | 152 | 42 |
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