Places in Canada with notable demographic characteristics
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This is a list of census areas of demographic note in Canada. All data is from the Canada 2006 Census
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Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
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All census subdivisions
- Most populous municipality: Toronto, Ontario: 2,503,281
- Highest % increase in population (2001-2006): Mystery Lake, ManitobaMystery Lake, ManitobaMystery Lake is a local government district in northern Manitoba. It surrounds the city of Thompson.In 2006, according to Statistics Canada census data, Mystery Lake had a population of 147 living in 79 dwellings, a 2,840.0% increase from 2001. The LGD has a land area of and a population density...
: 2840.0% - Largest census subdivision by land area: Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut: 1,038,839.2 km²
- Highest % of the population under 15: Lake Of The Woods 37, Ontario: 58.3%
- Highest % of the population 15-64: Improvement District No. 9, Alberta: 95.2%
- Lowest % of the population 15-64:Notre-Dame-des-Anges, QuebecNotre-Dame-des-Anges, QuebecNotre-Dame-des-Anges is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, home of the General Hospital of Quebec.Enclaved within the territory of Quebec City, this unusual municipality, lacking any governmental structure, has a population of 437 and measures only 6 hectares in area, making it the smallest...
: 4.5% - Highest % of the population 65+: Notre-Dame-des-Anges, QuebecNotre-Dame-des-Anges, QuebecNotre-Dame-des-Anges is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, home of the General Hospital of Quebec.Enclaved within the territory of Quebec City, this unusual municipality, lacking any governmental structure, has a population of 437 and measures only 6 hectares in area, making it the smallest...
: 94.3% - Highest % of the population 80+: Notre-Dame-des-Anges, QuebecNotre-Dame-des-Anges, QuebecNotre-Dame-des-Anges is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, home of the General Hospital of Quebec.Enclaved within the territory of Quebec City, this unusual municipality, lacking any governmental structure, has a population of 437 and measures only 6 hectares in area, making it the smallest...
: 72.7% - Highest median age: Notre-Dame-des-Anges, QuebecNotre-Dame-des-Anges, QuebecNotre-Dame-des-Anges is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, home of the General Hospital of Quebec.Enclaved within the territory of Quebec City, this unusual municipality, lacking any governmental structure, has a population of 437 and measures only 6 hectares in area, making it the smallest...
: 85.0 - Lowest median age: Granville Lake, ManitobaGranville Lake, ManitobaGranville Lake is an Indian settlement in northern Manitoba. The community does not have all-weather road access; rather the community relies on ice roads in the winter and the lake-river system in the summer....
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Over 5,000 people
- Highest % increase in population (2001-2006): Chestermere, AlbertaChestermere, AlbertaChestermere is a town adjacent to the City of Calgary in the Province of Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County. It is largely a bedroom community of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Regional Partnership...
: 148.0% - Highest % decrease in population (2001-2006): Kitimat, British ColumbiaKitimat, British ColumbiaKitimat is a coastal city in northwestern British Columbia, in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. The Kitimat Valley, which includes the adjacent community of Terrace, is the most populous urban district in Northwest British Columbia...
: -12.6% - Largest census subdivision by land area: Kenora, Unorganized, OntarioKenora, Unorganized, OntarioUnorganized Kenora is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada, in Kenora District. Comprising 98.39 percent of the district's land area, yet only 10.93 percent of its population, it is essentially the remainder of the district's territory after all incorporated cities, municipalities,...
: 400,652.34 km² - Smallest municipality by land area: Montreal-Ouest, Quebec: 1.41 km²
- Highest population density: Westmount, QuebecWestmount, QuebecWestmount is a city on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada; pop. 20,494; area 4.02 km²; population density of 5,092.56 inhabitants/km²....
: 5,092.6/km² - Lowest population density: Kenora, Unorganized, OntarioKenora, Unorganized, OntarioUnorganized Kenora is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada, in Kenora District. Comprising 98.39 percent of the district's land area, yet only 10.93 percent of its population, it is essentially the remainder of the district's territory after all incorporated cities, municipalities,...
: 0.018/km² - Highest % of the population under 15: Mackenzie County, Alberta: 35.6%
- Lowest % of the population under 15: Capital G, British ColumbiaCapital G, British ColumbiaThe Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area of the Capital Regional District of the Canadian Province of British Columbia consists of unincorporated districts in the CRD located on Galiano, Saturna, Mayne, and North and South Pender Islands, as well as many smaller islands located in the Gulf of...
(GalianoGaliano IslandGaliano Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the west side of the Strait of Georgia, it is 27.5 km long, 6 km at its widest point, and 1.6 km across at its narrowest point and is separated...
, SaturnaSaturna IslandSaturna Island is a mountainous island, about 31 km² in size, in the Southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia. It is situated approximately midway between the Lower Mainland of B.C. and Vancouver Island, and is the most easterly of the Gulf Islands. It is surrounded on three sides by...
, MayneMayne IslandMayne Island is a rustic 21-km² island in the southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia. It is situated midway between the Lower Mainland of BC and Vancouver Island, and has a population of around eleven hundred.-History:...
, and North and South Pender IslandPender IslandPender Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in the Gulf of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Pender Island is approximately in area and is home to about 2,500 permanent residents, as well as a large seasonal population...
s): 8.6% - Highest % of the population 15-64: Whistler, British ColumbiaWhistler, British ColumbiaWhistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
: 83.7% - Lowest % of the population 15-64: Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaQualicum Beach, British ColumbiaQualicum Beach is a town in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the town had 8,502 people.On the Strait of Georgia on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island in the shadow of Mount Arrowsmith, the community has been a popular tourist destination,...
: 50.5% - Highest % of the population 65+: Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaQualicum Beach, British ColumbiaQualicum Beach is a town in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the town had 8,502 people.On the Strait of Georgia on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island in the shadow of Mount Arrowsmith, the community has been a popular tourist destination,...
: 41.0% - Lowest % of the population 65+: Wood Buffalo, AlbertaWood Buffalo, AlbertaThe Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is a specialized municipality located in northeastern Alberta. Formed as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Fort McMurray and Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995, it is the second largest municipality in Alberta by area...
: 1.8% - Highest % of the population 80+: Sidney, British ColumbiaSidney, British ColumbiaSidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. It has a population of approximately 11,300. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport,...
: 16.3% - Lowest % of the population 80+: Iqaluit, NunavutIqaluit, NunavutIqaluit is the territorial capital and the largest community of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Iqaluit is located on the south coast of Baffin Island at the head of Frobisher Bay. As of the 2006 census the population was 6,184, an increase of 18.1 percent from the 2001 census; it has the...
: 0.2% - Highest median age: Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaQualicum Beach, British ColumbiaQualicum Beach is a town in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the town had 8,502 people.On the Strait of Georgia on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island in the shadow of Mount Arrowsmith, the community has been a popular tourist destination,...
: 60.9 - Lowest median age: Mackenzie County, Alberta: 22.8
- Highest % of people whose mother tongue is English: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and LabradorBay Roberts, Newfoundland and LabradorBay Roberts is located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
and Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador: 99.0% - Lowest % of people whose mother tongue is English: Baie-Saint-Paul, QuebecBaie-Saint-Paul, QuebecBaie-Saint-Paul is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River...
: 0.1% - Highest % of people whose mother tongue is French: Amqui, QuebecAmqui, QuebecAmqui is a town in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. Located on the Matapédia River, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. Amqui was the first town in Quebec to ban single-use plastic bags, effective the spring of 2008...
: 95.0% - Lowest % of people whose mother tongue is French: Marystown, Newfoundland and LabradorMarystown, Newfoundland and LabradorMarystown is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of 5,436 . Situated 306 km from the province's capital, St. John's, it is on the Burin Peninsula. Up until the early 1990s, its economy was largely based on shipbuilding, and it is due in part to this...
, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and LabradorBay Roberts, Newfoundland and LabradorBay Roberts is located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
and Stanley, ManitobaStanley, ManitobaStanley is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. The municipality had a 2006 Census population of 6,367, a 24.3% increase from the 5,122 reported...
: 0.0% - Highest % of people whose mother tongue is a Non-official language: Mackenzie County, Alberta: 68.1%
- Lowest % of people whose mother tongue is a Non-official language: Amqui, QuebecAmqui, QuebecAmqui is a town in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. Located on the Matapédia River, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. Amqui was the first town in Quebec to ban single-use plastic bags, effective the spring of 2008...
and Beauceville, QuebecBeauceville, QuebecBeauceville is a city in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,226 as of the Canada 2006 Census....
: 0.2% - Highest % Immigrant: Richmond, British ColumbiaRichmond, British ColumbiaRichmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
: 57.4% - Lowest % Immigrant: Amqui, QuebecAmqui, QuebecAmqui is a town in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. Located on the Matapédia River, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. Amqui was the first town in Quebec to ban single-use plastic bags, effective the spring of 2008...
and Beresford, New BrunswickBeresford, New BrunswickBeresford is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.It is situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay immediately north of the city of Bathurst...
: 0.2% - Highest % of population with no high school degree: Mackenzie County, Alberta: 57.0%
- Lowest % of population with no high school degree: Westmount, QuebecWestmount, QuebecWestmount is a city on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada; pop. 20,494; area 4.02 km²; population density of 5,092.56 inhabitants/km²....
: 1.3% - Highest % with university degree: Greater Vancouver A, British Columbia: 80.2% (University Endowment LandsUniversity Endowment LandsThe University Endowment Lands is an unincorporated area that lies to the west of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada surrounding the University of British Columbia...
, Brunswick Beach and other east coast of Howe SoundHowe SoundHowe Sound is a roughly triangular sound, actually a network of fjords situated immediately northwest of Vancouver.-Geography:Howe Sound's mouth at the Strait of Georgia is situated between West Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. The sound is triangular shaped, open on its southeast towards the...
communities, Indian River and other west coast of Indian ArmIndian ArmIndian Arm is a steep-sided glacial fjord adjacent to the city of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia. Formed during the last Ice Age, it extends due north from Burrard Inlet, between the communities of Belcarra and the District of North Vancouver , then on into mountainous wilderness...
communities - Lowest % of population with university degree: Saint-Lin—Laurentides, Quebec: 3.1%
- Highest % visible minority: Markham, OntarioMarkham, OntarioMarkham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
: 65.4% - No visible minorities: Beaubassin East, New BrunswickBeaubassin East, New BrunswickBeaubassin East is a Canadian Rural Community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The French form of the name is Beaubassin-est....
; Saint-Calixte, QuebecSaint-Calixte, QuebecSaint-Calixte is a municipality and town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.-History:...
; Chertsey, QuebecChertsey, QuebecChertsey is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Matawinie in Quebec, located in the administrative region of Lanaudière.The diocesan shrine Mary Queen of Hearts is in Chertsey....
; Mont-Laurier, QuebecMont-Laurier, QuebecMont-Laurier is a town and incorporated municipality in northwest Quebec, Canada, located on the banks of the Rivière du Lièvre, a tributary of the Ottawa River. Known as the “Capital of the Haute-Laurentides”, the motto of the town is Laurus elationis praemium, which translates to “Lift the... - Highest % South Asian: Brampton, OntarioBrampton, OntarioBrampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...
: 31.7% - Highest % Chinese: Richmond, British ColumbiaRichmond, British ColumbiaRichmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
: 43.6% - Highest % Black: Ajax, OntarioAjax, OntarioAjax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
: 13.0%/ North Preston, Nova ScotiaNorth Preston, Nova ScotiaNorth Preston is a rural community in eastern Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, in Canada. North Preston has a population of about 3,700 people. The community is populated mainly by African Canadians. The community borders its sister community East Preston. The community traces its...
: 80% - Highest % Filipino: Winnipeg, Manitoba: 5.9%
- Highest % Latin American: Leamington, OntarioLeamington, OntarioLeamington is a municipality in Essex County, southern Ontario, Canada, and has a population of 31,113. It includes Point Pelee, the southernmost point of mainland Canada. It has a large H. J. Heinz Company factory and is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", with 4 km² of this crop in the...
: 4.9% - Highest % Southeast Asian: Mont-Royal, Quebec: 3.1%
- Highest % Icelandic descent: Gimli, ManitobaGimli, ManitobaGimli is a a rural municipality located in the Interlake region of south-central Manitoba, Canada, on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. It is about north of the provincial capital Winnipeg...
Aboriginals. Places with over 250 North American Indian people
- Lowest % Aboriginal: Vaughan, OntarioVaughan, OntarioVaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
: 0.1% - Highest % Metis: Green Lake, SaskatchewanGreen Lake, SaskatchewanGreen Lake is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Its residents are predominantly Métis people.Green Lake is located northeast of Meadow Lake, and northwest of Big River...
: 83.3% - Highest % Inuit: Akulivik, QuebecAkulivik, QuebecAkulivik is an Inuit village in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. It is located on a peninsula that juts southwesterly into Hudson Bay across from Smith Island...
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