Table 6
Total population of settlements by settlement class, 2001 and 2006

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Total population 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  
Population in 2001 (number) 24,033,100 1,148,091 1,481,898 1,320,582 2,860,574 17,221,955
Population in 2006 (number) 25,537,318 1,167,276 1,429,608 1,464,077 3,090,099 18,386,258
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 6.3 1.7 -3.5 10.9 8.0 6.8
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Population in 2001 (number) 285,749 42,675 66,414 30,404 0 146,256
Population in 2006 (number) 285,988 38,333 63,051 32,363 0 152,241
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 0.1 -10.2 -5.1 6.4 0.0 4.1
Prince Edward Island  
Population in 2001 (number) 57,166 6,619 0 11,877 38,670 0
Population in 2006 (number) 59,504 6,547 0 12,262 40,695 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 4.1 -1.1 0.0 3.2 5.2 0.0
Nova Scotia  
Population in 2001 (number) 516,384 31,666 66,599 88,828 34,641 294,650
Population in 2006 (number) 528,054 36,961 63,002 88,375 33,798 305,918
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 2.3 16.7 -5.4 -0.5 -2.4 3.8
New Brunswick  
Population in 2001 (number) 345,112 36,888 32,983 53,101 222,140 0
Population in 2006 (number) 356,706 34,048 36,619 54,066 231,973 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 3.4 -7.7 11.0 1.8 4.4 0.0
Quebec  
Population in 2001 (number) 5,805,393 320,304 345,978 287,918 582,049 4,269,144
Population in 2006 (number) 6,052,672 318,627 329,684 334,562 613,386 4,456,413
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 4.3 -0.5 -4.7 16.2 5.4 4.4
Ontario  
Population in 2001 (number) 9,688,568 293,857 433,644 411,713 1,048,283 7,501,071
Population in 2006 (number) 10,393,710 302,817 421,640 434,285 1,150,451 8,084,517
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 7.3 3.0 -2.8 5.5 9.7 7.8
Manitoba  
Population in 2001 (number) 834,431 70,436 65,448 25,764 40,414 632,369
Population in 2006 (number) 858,961 74,521 66,139 26,823 41,173 650,305
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 2.9 5.8 1.1 4.1 1.9 2.8
Saskatchewan  
Population in 2001 (number) 667,713 112,224 48,587 64,820 68,037 374,045
Population in 2006 (number) 670,222 115,474 55,641 54,848 67,202 377,057
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 0.4 2.9 14.5 -15.4 -1.2 0.8
Alberta  
Population in 2001 (number) 2,419,333 125,029 232,561 110,847 270,634 1,680,262
Population in 2006 (number) 2,720,422 135,432 199,227 184,873 316,522 1,884,368
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 12.4 8.3 -14.3 66.8 17.0 12.1
British Columbia  
Population in 2001 (number) 3,363,908 97,231 181,935 204,878 555,706 2,324,158
Population in 2006 (number) 3,558,192 98,145 182,397 207,312 594,899 2,475,439
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 5.8 0.9 0.3 1.2 7.1 6.5
Yukon  
Population in 2001 (number) 17,340 1,610 0 15,730 0 0
Population in 2006 (number) 17,716 1,525 0 16,191 0 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 2.2 -5.3 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.0
Northwest Territories  
Population in 2001 (number) 26,891 9,002 3,187 14,702 0 0
Population in 2006 (number) 29,617 4,846 6,654 18,117 0 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 10.1 -46.2 108.8 23.2 0.0 0.0
Nunavut  
Population in 2001 (number) 5,112 550 4,562 0 0 0
Population in 2006 (number) 5,554 0 5,554 0 0 0
Percentage change 2001 to 2006 8.6 -100.0 21.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, 2011, special tabulation.
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