Illustrated Glossary, Census year 2011
Geography is important to the national statistical system. Well-defined geographic areas provide the framework for the collection, presentation and analysis of data.
To take full advantage of Census data, users need to have a basic understanding of the terms related to geography concepts. To explore geographical definitions and concepts, use the alphabetical listing or a hierarchy chart.
Geographic units
- Census agglomeration
- Census agricultural region
- Census division
- Census metropolitan area
- Census subdivision
- Census subdivision - previous census
- Census tract
- Census consolidated subdivision
- Core, fringe and rural area
- Designated place
- Dissemination area
- Dissemination block
- Economic region
- Federal electoral district
- Geographical region of Canada
- Place name
- Population centre
- Province or territory
- Rural area
Other terms
- Abbreviations
- Administrative areas
- Adjusted counts
- Block-face
- Cartographic boundary files
- Census metropolitan influenced zones
- Coordinate system
- Datum
- Digital boundary files
- Ecumene
- Geocoding
- Geographic code
- Geographic reference date
- Geographic units table
- Hierarchy of standard geographic units
- Land area
- Map projection
- National Geographic Database
- Population density
- Postal code
- Reference map
- Representative point
- Road network file
- Spatial Data Infrastructure
- Spatial data quality elements
- Standard Geographical Classification
- Statistical Area Classification
- Statistical areas
- Thematic map