Table 3
Status Indian population, by area of residence, Canada, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006

Table 3
Status Indian population, by area of residence, Canada, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Status Indian population. The information is grouped by Area of residence, On reserve, Off reserve, Total - On and off reserve appearing as row headers and is grouped by 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, Growth rate from 1981 to 2006 (%) appearing as column headers, calculated using number as a unit of measure.
Area of residence 1981 1991 1996 2001 2006 Growth
rate from
1981 to
2006 (%)
number
On reserve 170,055 184,710 227,285 274,215 299,970 76.4
Female 82,220 89,660 110,335 135,030 148,185 80.2
Male 87,835 95,055 116,950 139,185 151,785 72.8
Off reserve 119,120 201,090 260,755 283,955 323,815 171.8
Female 64,180 111,225 142,490 154,715 174,765 172.3
Male 54,940 89,870 118,265 129,245 149,050 171.3
Total – On and off reserve 289,175 385,805 488,040 558,175 623,780 115.7
Female 146,400 200,885 252,830 289,745 322,945 120.6
Male 142,770 184,920 235,210 268,430 300,830 110.7
Notes: These counts are from the Census of Population. The number of Status Indians recorded by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's Indian Register differs from Statistics Canada's census counts of Status Indians. These two data sources do not count Status Indians in the same way or for the same purpose. The Indian Register is an administrative database, while the census is a statistical survey. (For more information, see '2006 Census: A decade of comparable data on Aboriginal Peoples').
Note that growth rates may be affected by the improved enumeration of Indian reserves and settlements in the census over time.
Source: Statistics Canada, census of population, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006.
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