Table 2
South-Central Nova Scotia Uplands ecoregion
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| South-Central Nova Scotia Uplands ecoregion | Canada | Percentage share of Canada total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total area (km2) | 6,601 | 9,976,182 | 0.1 |
| Land cover circa 2000Note 1, Note 2 | |||
| Annual cropland (km2) | 17 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Perennial cropland and pasture (km2) |
64 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Coniferous forest (km2) | 4,253 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Deciduous forest (km2) | 231 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Mixed forest (km2) | 603 | ||
| Developed land (km2) | 251 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Water (km2) | 403 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Grasses and herbaceous (km2) | 20 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Shrubland (km2) | 135 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Wetland (km2) | 22 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Exposed land (km2) | 455 | .. | ... |
| Other classes (km2) | 147 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ...: not applicable |
| Protected areaNote 3 | |||
| Protected area in 2010 (km2) | 641 | 975,816 | 0.1 |
| Proportion of area protected (percent) |
9.7 | 9.8 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Population | |||
| Population in 1971 (number) | 228,719 | 21,568,310 | 1.1 |
| Population in 1981 (number) | 252,328 | 24,343,181 | 1.0 |
| Population in 1991 (number) | 272,802 | 27,296,859 | 1.0 |
| Population in 1996 (number) | 277,543 | 28,846,761 | 1.0 |
| Population in 2001 (number) | 291,201 | 30,007,094 | 1.0 |
| Population in 2006 (number) | 298,723 | 31,612,895 | 0.9 |
| Population in 2011 (number) | 302,408 | 33,476,688 | 0.9 |
| Population density in 2011 (people/km2) | 45.8 | 3.4 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Change in population 1971 to 2011 (percent) | 32.2 | 55.2 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Labour force by industry 2001 and 2006Note 4 | |||
| Primary industriesNote 5 in 2001 | 2,050 | 737,630 | 0.3 |
| Primary industriesNote 5 in 2006 | 1,695 | 762,460 | 0.2 |
| Change in primary industriesNote 5 (percent) | -17.3 | 3.4 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Construction and utilities in 2001 | 8,935 | 998,040 | 0.9 |
| Construction and utilities in 2006 | 8,935 | 1,202,045 | 0.7 |
| Change in construction and utilities (percent) |
0.0 | 20.4 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Manufacturing in 2001 | 8,400 | 2,174,285 | 0.4 |
| Manufacturing in 2006 | 8,100 | 2,005,980 | 0.4 |
| Change in manufacturing (percent) | -3.6 | -7.7 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Retail and wholesale trade in 2001 | 25,185 | 2,441,410 | 1.0 |
| Retail and wholesale trade in 2006 | 25,360 | 2,656,475 | 1.0 |
| Change in retail and wholesale trade (percent) |
0.7 | 8.8 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Transportation and warehousing in 2001 |
8,040 | 774,220 | 1.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing in 2006 |
7,480 | 820,195 | 0.9 |
| Change in transportation and warehousing (percent) |
-7.0 | 5.9 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Information, culture and recreation in 2001 |
8,855 | 721,150 | 1.2 |
| Information, culture and recreation in 2006 |
8,955 | 763,640 | 1.2 |
| Change in information, culture and recreation (percent) |
1.1 | 5.9 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Finance, scientific and real estate services in 2001 |
16,975 | 1,877,290 | 0.9 |
| Finance, scientific and real estate services in 2006 |
20,675 | 2,115,165 | 1.0 |
| Change in finance, scientific and real estate services (percent) |
21.8 | 12.7 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Educational and health care services in 2001 |
29,345 | 2,532,380 | 1.2 |
| Educational and health care services in 2006 |
31,355 | 2,866,790 | 1.1 |
| Change in educational and health care services (percent) |
6.8 | 13.2 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Accommodation and food services in 2001 |
12,165 | 1,046,045 | 1.2 |
| Accommodation and food services in 2006 |
11,885 | 1,126,695 | 1.1 |
| Change in accommodation and food services (percent) |
-2.3 | 7.7 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Public administration, management and other servicesNote 6 in 2001 |
34,835 | 2,274,115 | 1.5 |
| Public administration, management and other servicesNote 6 in 2006 |
34,020 | 2,541,725 | 1.3 |
| Change in public administration, management and other servicesNote 6 (percent) |
-2.3 | 11.8 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Total labour force in 2001Note 7, Note 8 | 161,035 | 15,872,070 | 1.0 |
| Total labour force in 2006Note 7, Note 8 | 163,490 | 17,146,135 | 1.0 |
| Change in total labour forceNote 7 (percent) | 1.5 | 8.0 | Note ...: not applicable |
Some land cover classes are aggregated. "Developed
land" includes built-up areas, lawns, road surfaces, industrial sites and
farmsteads. "Other" refers to unclassified land types due to shadow and clouds
in the satellite imagery. "Exposed land" refers to exposed soils, beaches,
moraines, gravel pits and other non-vegetated surfaces. Land cover is based
on LANDSAT satellite data from 1996 to 2003.
Land cover statistics have not been compiled
nationally from this source.
Includes wilderness areas and nature reserves.
Refers to persons who were either employed
or unemployed during the reference week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census
Day (May 15, 2001 and May 16, 2006).
Includes agriculture, forestry, fishing and
hunting; and mining and oil and gas extraction.
Includes management of companies and enterprises;
administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; other
services (except public administration); and public administration.
Includes the category "Industry – Not
applicable."
Figures do not add up to the total due to suppression
and random rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0057 (accessed October 8, 2009). Statistics Canada, Census of
Population. Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division,
Spatial Environmental Information System. Natural Resources Canada, 2008,
Canada Land Inventory—Land Capability for Agriculture, Earth Sciences
Sector, www.geogratis.ca/geogratis/en/collection/cli.html (accessed
October 8, 2009). Natural Resources Canada, 2009, Land Cover,
Circa 2000-Vector, Earth Sciences Sector, www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/data/landcover/index.html (accessed
October 8, 2009). Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2008,
A National Ecological Framework for Canada, http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/intro.html (accessed
February 19, 2010). Canadian Council on Ecological Areas, 2010,
Conservation Areas Reporting and Tracking System (CARTS),www.ccea.org/en_carts.html (accessed April 21, 2010).
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