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Population counts, for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, population centres and rural areas
Population counts for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, population centres and rural areas. Statistics Canada table 98-10-0006-01.
- Source: Government of Canada Open Data
- Category: demographics
- Tags: populationcensusstatcangovernment-of-canada
- Rows: 718
- Date range: 2021 – 2021 (ref_date)
- Last refresh: 2026-09-20T21:17:44+00:00 (cadence: yearly)
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| ref_date | geo | dguid | census_metropolitan_areas_and_census_agglomerations_by_population_centres_and_rural_areas_718 | coordinate | population_and_land_area_2_population_2021_1 | population_and_land_area_2_land_area_in_square_kilometres_2021_2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Abbotsford - Mission, British Columbia (CMA) | 1.1 | 195726 | 606.72 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Abbotsford (Large urban population centre) | 1.2 | 132300 | 71.2 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Mission (Medium population centre) | 1.3 | 36193 | 27.23 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Aldergrove East (Small population centre) | 1.4 | 4496 | 2.55 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.5 | 22737 | 505.74 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Alma, Quebec (CA) | 1.6 | 30331 | 194.92 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Alma (Small population centre) | 1.7 | 20274 | 15.94 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.8 | 10057 | 178.99 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Amos, Quebec (CA) | 1.9 | 18873 | 2298.16 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Amos (Small population centre) | 1.1 | 9281 | 8.43 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.11 | 9592 | 2289.73 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Baie-Comeau, Quebec (CA) | 1.12 | 26643 | 682.89 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Baie-Comeau (Small population centre) | 1.13 | 9100 | 11.28 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Hauterive (Small population centre) | 1.14 | 11147 | 8.67 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.15 | 6396 | 662.94 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Barrie, Ontario (CMA) | 1.16 | 212856 | 897.26 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Barrie (Large urban population centre) | 1.17 | 154676 | 95.33 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Big Bay Point (Small population centre) | 1.18 | 1670 | 2.63 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Cookstown (Small population centre) | 1.19 | 1647 | 1.14 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Elmvale (Small population centre) | 1.2 | 2520 | 1.98 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Innisfil (Small population centre) | 1.21 | 29464 | 23.71 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.22 | 22879 | 772.47 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Bathurst, New Brunswick (CA) | 1.23 | 31387 | 2100.05 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Bathurst (Small population centre) | 1.24 | 15985 | 27.92 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.25 | 15402 | 2072.13 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Belleville - Quinte West, Ontario (CMA) | 1.26 | 111184 | 1337.5 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Belleville (Medium population centre) | 1.27 | 75052 | 89.48 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Frankford (Small population centre) | 1.28 | 3079 | 2.91 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Stirling (Small population centre) | 1.29 | 2074 | 3.03 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.3 | 30979 | 1242.07 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Brandon, Manitoba (CA) | 1.31 | 54268 | 1232.81 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Brandon (Medium population centre) | 1.32 | 50532 | 28.73 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.33 | 3736 | 1204.09 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Brantford, Ontario (CMA) | 1.34 | 144162 | 1074 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Brantford (Large urban population centre) | 1.35 | 104413 | 62.13 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Burford (Small population centre) | 1.36 | 1058 | 2.01 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Paris (Small population centre) | 1.37 | 14956 | 13.55 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | St. George (Small population centre) | 1.38 | 3354 | 2.97 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.39 | 20381 | 993.34 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Brockville, Ontario (CA) | 1.4 | 31661 | 576.87 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Brockville (Small population centre) | 1.41 | 22293 | 18.7 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.42 | 9368 | 558.17 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Brooks, Alberta (CA) | 1.43 | 14924 | 18.21 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Brooks (Small population centre) | 1.44 | 14904 | 12.78 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.45 | 20 | 5.43 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Calgary, Alberta (CMA) | 1.46 | 1481806 | 5098.68 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Calgary (Large urban population centre) | 1.47 | 1305550 | 621.72 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Airdrie (Medium population centre) | 1.48 | 73578 | 33.03 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Cochrane (Medium population centre) | 1.49 | 31638 | 23.71 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Chestermere (Small population centre) | 1.5 | 21425 | 8.99 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Crossfield (Small population centre) | 1.51 | 3579 | 3.99 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Irricana (Small population centre) | 1.52 | 1135 | 1.14 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Langdon (Small population centre) | 1.53 | 5193 | 4.32 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.54 | 39708 | 4401.78 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Campbell River, British Columbia (CA) | 1.55 | 40704 | 1734.05 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Campbell River (Medium population centre) | 1.56 | 38108 | 33 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.57 | 2596 | 1701.05 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Campbellton, New Brunswick/Quebec (CA) | 1.58 | 13330 | 1525.45 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Campbellton (Small population centre) | 1.59 | 8833 | 17.8 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.6 | 4497 | 1507.65 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Camrose, Alberta (CA) | 1.61 | 18772 | 41.67 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Camrose (Small population centre) | 1.62 | 18454 | 17.1 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.63 | 318 | 24.57 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Canmore, Alberta (CA) | 1.64 | 15990 | 68.47 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Canmore (Small population centre) | 1.65 | 13268 | 12.96 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.66 | 2722 | 55.51 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (CA) | 1.67 | 98318 | 2457.21 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Cape Breton - Sydney (Medium population centre) | 1.68 | 30960 | 30.91 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Eskasoni 3 (Small population centre) | 1.69 | 2575 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Glace Bay (Small population centre) | 1.7 | 16915 | 31.19 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Howie Centre (Small population centre) | 1.71 | 1106 | 1.67 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | New Waterford (Small population centre) | 1.72 | 6723 | 9.23 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Sydney Mines (Small population centre) | 1.73 | 12353 | 18.11 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.74 | 27686 | 2360.4 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Centre Wellington, Ontario (CA) | 1.75 | 31093 | 409.41 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Fergus (Small population centre) | 1.76 | 23209 | 18.31 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.77 | 7884 | 391.1 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (CA) | 1.78 | 78858 | 1112.43 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Charlottetown (Medium population centre) | 1.79 | 52390 | 57.56 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.8 | 26468 | 1054.87 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Chatham-Kent, Ontario (CA) | 1.81 | 104316 | 2464.52 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Chatham (Medium population centre) | 1.82 | 45171 | 31.21 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Blenheim (Small population centre) | 1.83 | 4487 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Dresden (Small population centre) | 1.84 | 2401 | 2.78 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Ridgetown (Small population centre) | 1.85 | 2797 | 2.73 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Tilbury (Small population centre) | 1.86 | 4687 | 4.14 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Wallaceburg (Small population centre) | 1.87 | 10323 | 8.84 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Wheatley (Small population centre) | 1.88 | 3060 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.89 | 31390 | 2406.81 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Chilliwack, British Columbia (CMA) | 1.9 | 113767 | 1444.02 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Chilliwack (Medium population centre) | 1.91 | 81622 | 56.02 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Cultus Lake (Small population centre) | 1.92 | 1164 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Harrison Hot Springs (Small population centre) | 1.93 | 1552 | 1.17 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Kent (Small population centre) | 1.94 | 3936 | 4.02 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rosedale (Small population centre) | 1.95 | 2232 | 4.39 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Yarrow (Small population centre) | 1.96 | 1378 | 3.37 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.97 | 21883 | 1373.25 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Cobourg, Ontario (CA) | 1.98 | 20519 | 22.41 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Cobourg (Small population centre) | 1.99 | 19830 | 15.57 |
| 2021 | Canada | 2021A000011124 | Rural area | 1.1 | 689 | 6.83 |
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Fields
| Name | Type | Description | Unit / format | Nullable | Example values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ref_date |
bigint | Reference date — the time period the observation refers to (Statistics Canada table field REF_DATE). | Not documented by source | No | 2021, 2021, 2021 |
geo |
varchar | Geography the observation covers (Statistics Canada table field GEO). | Not documented by source | No | Canada, Canada, Canada |
dguid |
varchar | Dissemination geography unique identifier (Statistics Canada table field DGUID). | Not documented by source | No | 2021A000011124, 2021A000011124, 2021A000011124 |
census_metropolitan_areas_and_census_agglomerations_by_population_centres_and_rural_areas_718 |
varchar | Not documented by source | Not documented by source | No | Abbotsford - Mission, British Columbia (CMA), Abbotsford (Large urban population centre), Mission (Medium population centre) |
coordinate |
double | Table coordinate locating the estimate within the source table (Statistics Canada table field COORDINATE). | Not documented by source | No | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 |
population_and_land_area_2_population_2021_1 |
bigint | Not documented by source | Not documented by source | No | 195726, 132300, 36193 |
population_and_land_area_2_land_area_in_square_kilometres_2021_2 |
double | Not documented by source | Not documented by source | No | 606.72, 71.2, 27.23 |
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