The changing landscape of Canadian metropolitan areas
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario
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Highlights
- At the CMA level, built-up area increased from 119 km2 in 1971 to 281 km2 in 2011, an increase of 137%.
- At the CMA-E level, built-up area increased from 281 km2 in 1971 to 693 km2 in 2011, an increase of 146%.
- In 2011, the natural and semi-natural land class was divided into forest (61%), water (6%) and other (33%).
- From 1971 to 2011, 214 km2 of arable land and 102 km2 of natural and semi-natural land were lost to settled area.
- Of the natural and semi-natural land converted to settled area from 1971 to 2011, 43.6% was forest, 49.1% was natural land for pasture and 7.3% was classed as other.
- Population in the CMA increased by 100% from 238,628 to 477,160 between 1971 and 2011.
- The number of dwellings in the CMA increased by 175% from 69,707 to 191,739 between 1971 and 2011.
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Links to more information
Tables by metropolitan area, Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo CMA, population change, 2006 to 2011, by 2011 census tract
Metropolitan gross domestic product, experimental estimates, CANSIM TABLE 381-5000
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo CMA, Census Profile, 2011
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo CMA, National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011
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