Saskatoon, Saskatchewan The changing landscape of Canadian metropolitan areas
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: The census metropolitan area landscape

Section 3: Ecosystem accounts and statistics by census metropolitan area

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At the CMA level, built-up area increased from 103 km² in 1971 to 319 km² in 2011, an increase of 211%.
At the CMA-E level, built-up area increased from 158 km² in 1971 to 587 km² in 2011, an increase of 270%.
In 2011, the natural and semi-natural land class was divided into forest (5%), water (16%) and other (79%).
From 1971 to 2011, 108 km² of arable land and 48 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, 11.8% was forest, 73.1% was natural land for pasture and 15.1% was classed as other.
Population in the CMA increased by 85% from 140,628 to 260,600 between 1971 and 2011.
The number of dwellings in the CMA increased by 161% from 42,238 to 110,314 between 1971 and 2011.