Table 5
Total surface area of settlements by settlement class, 2001 and 2006

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Total surface area of settlements by settlement class, 2001 and 2006
  Total Settlement class
Micro (500 to less than 3,000) Small (3,000 to less than 10,000) Medium (10,000 to less than 25,000) Large (25,000 to less than 100,000) Macro (greater than or equal to 100,000)
Canada  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 1,403,820 143,898 150,384 118,898 225,221 765,419
Area in 2006 (hectares) 1,601,903 168,188 154,726 159,073 252,772 867,144
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 14.1 16.9 2.9 33.8 12.2 13.3
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 27,725 5,987 9,349 2,043 0 10,345
Area in 2006 (hectares) 31,144 6,504 10,287 2,364 0 11,988
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 12.3 8.6 10.0 15.7 0.0 15.9
Prince Edward Island  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 5,431 1,065 0 777 3,589 0
Area in 2006 (hectares) 6,650 1,101 0 930 4,619 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 22.5 3.4 0.0 19.7 28.7 0.0
Nova Scotia  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 44,388 4,321 8,180 9,365 3,292 19,229
Area in 2006 (hectares) 51,566 5,686 8,556 10,642 3,679 23,002
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 16.2 31.6 4.6 13.6 11.8 19.6
New Brunswick  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 36,370 5,757 4,194 5,801 20,618 0
Area in 2006 (hectares) 42,545 6,679 5,164 7,465 23,236 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 17.0 16.0 23.1 28.7 12.7 0.0
Quebec  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 283,072 32,716 30,922 19,719 35,753 163,962
Area in 2006 (hectares) 318,931 37,921 30,525 27,959 39,802 182,724
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 12.7 15.9 -1.3 41.8 11.3 11.4
Ontario  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 490,079 36,541 38,414 32,081 74,681 308,363
Area in 2006 (hectares) 555,621 42,297 39,852 38,586 86,582 348,303
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 13.4 15.8 3.7 20.3 15.9 13.0
Manitoba  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 57,748 10,773 6,396 2,020 3,345 35,215
Area in 2006 (hectares) 64,259 12,609 6,813 2,435 3,838 38,563
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 11.3 17.0 6.5 20.5 14.7 9.5
Saskatchewan  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 53,345 15,069 4,775 5,698 5,944 21,859
Area in 2006 (hectares) 60,450 18,149 5,704 6,856 6,242 23,498
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 13.3 20.4 19.5 20.3 5.0 7.5
Alberta  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 178,935 15,446 23,145 15,021 24,358 100,965
Area in 2006 (hectares) 221,964 18,995 19,540 31,007 25,814 126,608
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 24.0 23.0 -15.6 106.4 6.0 25.4
British Columbia  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 222,291 15,059 24,418 23,691 53,641 105,481
Area in 2006 (hectares) 243,664 17,340 27,408 27,500 58,959 112,457
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 9.6 15.1 12.2 16.1 9.9 6.6
Yukon  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 2,300 239 0 2,061 0 0
Area in 2006 (hectares) 2,626 271 0 2,356 0 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 14.2 13.4 0.0 14.3 0.0 0.0
Northwest Territories  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 1,956 921 414 621 0 0
Area in 2006 (hectares) 2,248 635 641 973 0 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 15.0 -31.1 54.6 56.7 0.0 0.0
Nunavut  
Area in 2001 (hectares) 180 4 176 0 0 0
Area in 2006 (hectares) 235 0 235 0 0 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 30.2 -100.0 33.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, 2011, special tabulation.
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