1991 Canadian census

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1991 Canadian census
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General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population27,296,859 (Increase 7.9%)

The 1991 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 4, 1991. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 27,296,859.[1] This was a 7.9% increase over the 1986 Census of 25,309,331.[1]

The previous census was the and the following census was in 1996 census.

Canada by the numbers[]

A summary of information about Canada.

Total Population 27,296,859
Dwellings 10,018,270[2]
Men 13,454,580
Women 13,842,280
Average earnings $24,329

Population by province[]

Province[1] 1991 Census 1986 Census % Change
 Newfoundland and Labrador 568,474 568,349 0.0
 Prince Edward Island 129,765 126,646 2.5
 Nova Scotia 899,942 873,176 3.1
 New Brunswick 723,900 709,442 2.0
 Quebec 6,895,963 6,532,461 5.6
 Ontario 10,084,885 9,101,694 10.8
 Manitoba 1,091,942 1,063,016 2.7
 Saskatchewan 988,928 1,009,613 -2.0
 Alberta 2,545,553 2,365,825 7.6
 British Columbia 3,282,061 2,883,367 13.8
 Yukon 27,797 23,504 18.3
 Northwest Territories 57,649 52,238 10.4

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "1991 Census Highlights" (PDF). Statistics Canada. 1994. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  2. ^ "1991 Census Area Profiles". Statistics Canada. 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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