Winnipeg, Manitoba The changing landscape of Canadian metropolitan areas
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Highlights

• At the CMA level, built-up area increased from 326 km² in 1971 to 559 km² in 2011, an increase of 71%.
• At the CMA-E level, built-up area increased from 497 km² in 1971 to 1,112 km² in 2011, an increase of 124%.
• In 2011, the natural and semi-natural land class was divided into forest (28%), water (23%) and other (50%).
• From 1971 to 2011, 194 km² of arable land and 103 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, 62.0% was forest, 11.8% was natural land for pasture and 26.2% was classed as other.
• Population in the CMA increased by 30% from 563,195 to 730,018 between 1971 and 2011.
• The number of dwellings in the CMA increased by 77% from 172,371 to 304,779 between 1971 and 2011.

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