Population density per square kilometre, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2001

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Population density per square kilometre, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups, 2001

Population density

Population density (population per square kilometre)

00 Canada

3.33

10 Newfoundland and Labrador

1.38

1001-A HCS St. John's Region, NL

59.42

1002-I HCS Eastern Region, NL

6.76

1003-I HCS Central Region, NL

2.36

1004-I HCS Western Region, NL

2.58

1005-I Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, NL

0.32

1006-H Health Labrador Corporation, NL

0.11

11 Prince Edward Island

23.80

1101-I West Prince, PE

14.05

1102-C East Prince, PE

27.06

1103-A Queens, PE

44.02

1104-D Kings, PE

11.03

12 Nova Scotia

17.16

1201-C Zone 1, NS

9.83

1202-C Zone 2, NS

15.19

1203-C Zone 3, NS

10.69

1204-C Zone 4, NS

8.85

1205-I Zone 5, NS

15.95

1206-A Zone 6, NS

56.03

13 New Brunswick

10.22

1301-C Region 1, NB

18.25

1302-C Region 2, NB

16.30

1303-C Region 3, NB

7.06

1304-C Region 4, NB

6.67

1305-I Region 5, NB

5.51

1306-I Region 6, NB

17.75

1307-I Region 7, NB

4.84

24 Quebec

5.33

2401-C Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC

9.02

2402-C Région du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC

2.82

2403-A Région de Québec, QC

33.99

2404-C Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, QC

11.07

2405-C Région de l'Estrie, QC

27.98

2406-G Région de Montréal-Centre, QC

3,625.10

2407-A Région de l'Outaouais, QC

10.26

2408-C Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QC

2.53

2409-H Région de la Côte-Nord, QC

0.39

2410-H Région du Nord-du-Québec, QC

0.05

2411-I Région de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC

4.77

2412-E Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches, QC

25.44

2413-A Région de Laval, QC

1,388.30

2414-E Région de Lanaudière, QC

31.30

2415-E Région des Laurentides, QC

22.24

2416-A Région de la Montérégie, QC

114.67

2417-F Région du Nunavik, QC

0.02

2418-F Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James, QC

2.26

35 Ontario by District Health Council (DHC)

12.57

3501 Champlain DHC, ON

87.95

3502 Southeastern Ontario DHC, ON

24.53

3503 Durham-Haliburton-Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC, ON

99.61

3504 Toronto DHC, ON

1,872.10

3505 Simcoe York DHC, ON

1,598.40

3506 Halton-Peel DHC, ON

207.71

3507 Waterloo Region-Wellington-Dufferin DHC, ON

274.44

3508 Hamilton DHC, ON

100.86

3509 Niagara DHC, ON

64.55

3510 Grand River DHC, ON

98.03

3511 Thames Valley DHC, ON

117.43

3512 Essex-Kent and Lambton DHC, ON

31.49

3513 Grey Bruce Huron Perth DHC, ON

28.04

3514 Northern Shores DHC, ON

5.36

3515 Algoma-Cochrane-Manitoulin and Sudbury DHC, ON

1.73

3516 Northwestern Ontario DHC, ON

0.45

35 Ontario by Health Unit (HU)

12.57

3526-C District of Algoma HU, ON

3.50

3527-A Brant County HU, ON

105.14

3530-B Durham Regional HU, ON

200.87

3531-E Elgin-St Thomas HU, ON

43.36

3533-E Grey Bruce HU, ON

17.66

3534-E Haldimand-Norfolk HU, ON

36.57

3535-E Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District HU, ON

18.00

3536-B Halton Regional HU, ON

388.02

3537-A City of Hamilton HU, ON

438.87

3538-A Hastings and Prince Edward Counties HU, ON

21.46

3539-E Huron County HU, ON

17.52

3540-A Chatham-Kent HU, ON

43.59

3541-A Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington HU, ON

27.61

3542-A Lambton HU, ON

42.30

3543-E Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District HU, ON

25.13

3544-A Middlesex-London HU, ON

121.55

3545-E Muskoka-Parry Sound HU, ON

7.46

3546-A Niagara Regional Area HU, ON

220.37

3547-C North Bay and District HU, ON

9.09

3549-H Northwestern HU, ON

0.47

3551-B City of Ottawa HU, ON

278.58

3552-E Oxford County HU, ON

48.68

3553-B Peel Regional HU, ON

796.26

3554-E Perth District HU, ON

33.21

3555-A Peterborough County-City HU, ON

33.07

3556-H Porcupine HU, ON

0.32

3557-E Renfrew County and District HU, ON

6.44

3558-E Eastern Ontario HU, ON

35.03

3560-E Simcoe County District HU, ON

77.89

3561-C Sudbury and District HU, ON

4.14

3562-C Thunder Bay District HU, ON

0.65

3563-C Timiskaming HU, ON

2.50

3565-B Waterloo HU, ON

320.42

3566-B Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph HU, ON

57.53

3568-B Windsor-Essex County HU, ON

202.52

3570-B York Regional HU, ON

413.96

3595-G City of Toronto HU, ON

3,939.35

46 Manitoba

2.03

4610-A Winnipeg RHA, MB

1,060.52

4615-A Brandon RHA, MB

27.02

4620-E North Eastman RHA, MB

0.80

4625-E South Eastman RHA, MB

5.41

4630-E Interlake RHA, MB

2.23

4640-D Central RHA, MB

5.62

4645-D Assiniboine RHA, MB

2.01

4660-D Parkland RHA, MB

1.48

4670-H Norman RHA, MB

0.52

4685-F Burntwood/Churchill, MB

0.13

4680-F Burntwood RHA, MB

0.13

4690-F Churchill RHA, MB

17.85

47 Saskatchewan

1.67

4701-D Sun Country RHA, SK

1.66

4702-D Five Hills RHA, SK

2.04

4703-D Cypress RHA, SK

0.99

4704-A Regina Qu'Appelle RHA, SK

9.15

4705-D Sunrise RHA, SK

2.35

4706-A Saskatoon RHA, SK

8.57

4707-D Heartland RHA, SK

1.11

4708-D Kelsey Trail RHA, SK

1.03

4709-C Prince Albert Parkland RHA, SK

2.54

4710-H Prairie North RHA, SK

2.31

4714-F Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca, SK

0.12

4711-F Mamawetan Churchill River RHA, SK

0.19

4712-F Keewatin Yatthé RHA, SK

0.13

4713-F Athabasca Health Authority, SK

0.03

48 Alberta

4.65

4820-E Chinook RHA, AB

5.72

4821-E Palliser HR, AB

2.42

4822-B Calgary HR, AB

28.66

4823-E David Thompson RHA, AB

4.59

4824-E East Central Health, AB

3.34

4825-B Capital Health, AB

83.05

4826-E Aspen RHA, AB

1.26

4827-E Peace Country Health, AB

1.02

4828-H Northern Lights HR, AB

0.34

59 British Columbia

4.22

5911-E East Kootenay HSDA, BC

1.69

5912-C Kootenay-Boundary HSDA, BC

2.74

5913-A Okanagan HSDA, BC

14.29

5914-C Thompson/Cariboo HSDA, BC

1.75

5921-A Fraser East HSDA, BC

20.37

5922-B Fraser North HSDA, BC

182.52

5923-B Fraser South HSDA, BC

687.65

5931-B Richmond HSDA, BC

1,276.49

5932-G Vancouver HSDA, BC

4,238.75

5933-B North Shore/Coast Garibaldi HSDA, BC

4.51

5941-A South Vancouver Island HSDA, BC

139.14

5942-A Central Vancouver Island HSDA, BC

18.81

5943-C North Vancouver Island HSDA, BC

2.71

5951-H Northwest HSDA, BC

0.33

5952-H Northern Interior HSDA, BC

0.83

5953-H Northeast HSDA, BC

0.36

60 Yukon

0.06

6001-H Yukon

0.06

61 Northwest Territories

0.03

6101-H Northwest Territories

0.03

62 Nunavut

0.01

6201-F Nunavut

0.01

A Peer group A

36.19

B Peer group B

63.45

C Peer group C

3.91

D Peer group D

1.80

E Peer group E

6.02

F Peer group F

0.04

G Peer group G

3,845.80

H Peer group H

0.22

I Peer group I

3.77

1.	Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census (20% sample)
2.	Population density is based on previous census population counts (for example, 2001 Census data are based on the 1996 Census population counts).
3.	"Health regions" are defined by the provincial ministries of health. These are legislated administrative areas in all provinces except Nova Scotia. In Nova Scotia, the Ministry of Health uses statistical "zones" rather than its legislated administrative areas; the zones are aggregations of the nine district health authorities.
4.	For complete Canadian coverage, each of the northern territories also represents a health region.
5.	The health regions presented in this table are based on boundaries and names in effect as of June 2003.
6.	A "peer group" is a grouping of health regions that have similar social and economic characteristics. The nine peer groups are identified by the letters A through I, which are appended to the health region 4-digit code.
7.	In Ontario, Public health units (PHU) administer health promotion and disease prevention programs, and District health councils (DHC) are advisory, health planning organizations.
8.	In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, health regions are referred to as Health Authorities (HA) or Regional Health Authorities (RHA).
9.	The following symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: (..) for figures not available and (...) for figures not appropriate or not applicable.
10.	CANSIM table number 01090200.