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Your Guide to Data Sources on Census Program TopicsInformation on Statistics Canada's socioeconomic data sources related to 2011 Census Program topics.
Methodological Document on the 2011 Census Language Data Analysis on the comparability of 2011 Census language data to that of previous censuses.
Population and dwelling counts, 2011 Census On May 10, 2011, 33,476,688 people were enumerated in the 2011 Census of Population.
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In metropolitan and non-metropolitan Canada, only census metropolitan areas as a group have experienced a rate of population growth above the national average
Between 2006 and 2011, only census metropolitan areas (CMAs) as a group has grown at a rate above the national average, at 7.4% compared with 5.9%. The population living in all other regions of Canada, that is in census agglomerations (CAs) and in regions outside of CMAs and CAs, grew at a rate lower than the national average.
Nearly 6.6 million persons reported speaking a language other than English or French at home
In Canada, 4.7 million persons (14.2% of the population) reported speaking a language other than English or French most often at home and 1.9 million persons (5.8%) reported speaking such a language on a regular basis as a second language (in addition to their main home language, English or French). In all, 20.0% of Canada's population reported speaking a language other than English or French at home.
Small share of children in other living arrangements
A small proportion (0.8%) of children aged 14 and under in 2011 who lived in private households lived with relatives or non-relatives in arrangements that did not include at least one parent or grandparent. These relatives could be extended family, such as aunts, uncles, or foster parents.
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| Place type | Town |
|---|---|
| Population in 2011 | 8,196 |
| Population in 2006 | 8,509 |
| Percent change, 2006 to 2011 | -3.7 |
| Median age | 47.7 |
| Percent aged 15 and over | 85.7 |
| Population density (sq. km) | 97.4 |
| Land area (sq. km) | 84.13 |
| Number of private households | 3,740 |
| Avg. number of persons in private households | 2.1 |
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