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Census division statistics of Canada
Canada's equivalent to Counties are known uniformly as Census Divisions which are called by different names in different provinces, or in different parts of provinces. The below table shows the largest and smallest Census division in Canada and the provinces and territories by area and by population respectively.
Census Division Information |
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| By Area (sq. km.) | ||
| Smallest | Largest | |
| CANADA | Champlain, Quebec (169.64) | Baffin Region, Nunavut (1,023,570.49) |
| Alberta | Division No. 8 (9,908.36) | Division No. 17 (192,055.15) |
| British Columbia | Regional District of Nanaimo (2,034.94) |
Stikine Region (132,496.21) |
| Manitoba | Division No. 11 (572.12) | Division No. 23 (242,016.21) |
| New Brunswick | Saint John County (1,462.43) | Northumberland County (12,112.44) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Division No. 2 (6,099.04) | Division No. 10 (269,073.30) |
| Northwest Territories | Inuvik Region (522,747.99) | Fort Smith Region (618,360.38) |
| Nova Scotia | Richmond County (1,244.28) | Halifax County (5,495.54) |
| Nunavut | Kivalliq Region (444,680.40) | Baffin Region (1,023,570.49) |
| Ontario | Toronto Division (629.91) | Kenora District (407,167.33) |
| Prince Edward Island | Kings County (1,684.35) | Queens County (2,020.17) |
| Quebec | Champlain (169.64) | Nord-du-Québec (747,719.86) |
| Saskatchewan | Division No. 10 (12,223.73) | Division No. 18 (268,498.80) |
| Yukon Territory | Yukon (474,706.97) | |
| By Population | ||
| CANADA | Stikine Region, British Columbia (1,316) | Toronto Division, Ontario (2,481,494) |
| Alberta | Division No. 4 (11,300) | Division No. 6 (1,021,060) |
| British Columbia | Stikine Region (1,316) | Greater Vancouver Regional District (1,986,965) |
| Manitoba | Division No. 23 (8,989) | Division No. 11 (621,451) |
| New Brunswick | Queens County (11,862) | Westmorland County (124,688) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Division No. 3 (19,370) | Division No. 1 (242,875) |
| Northwest Territories | Inuvik Region (8,536) | Fort Smith Region (28,824) |
| Nova Scotia | Victoria County (7,962) | Halifax County (359,183) |
| Nunavut | Kitikmeot Region (4,816) | Baffin Region (14,372) |
| Ontario See also list of Ontario census divisions by population |
Manitoulin District (12,679) | Toronto Division (2,481,494) |
| Prince Edward Island | Kings County (19,180) | Queens County (71,619) |
| Quebec | L'Île-d'Orléans (6,779) | Montreal (1,812,723) |
| Saskatchewan | Division No. 4 (11,714) | Division No. 11 (237,629) |
| Yukon Territory | Yukon (28,674) | |
10 fastest growing population (1996-2001)
- York RM, Ontario 23.1%
- Mirabel RCM, Quebec 20.8%
- Division No. 16 , Alberta 17.7%
- Peel RM, Ontario 16.0%
- Division No. 6, Alberta 15.9%
- Division No. 8 , Alberta 14.6%
- Simcoe County, Ontario 14.3%
- Squamish-Lillooet RD, British Columbia 12.3%
- Dufferin County, Ontario 11.7%
- Division No. 15 , Alberta 10.6%
10 fastest shrinking population (1996-2001)
- Division No. 3 , Newfoundland and Labrador -13.8%
- Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador -12.6%
- Skeena-Queen Charlotte RD , British Columbia -12.5
- Division No. 2 , Newfoundland and Labrador -12.1%
- Division No. 9 , Newfoundland and Labrador -12.1%
- La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM, Quebec -11.1%
- Division No. 4 , Newfoundland and Labrador -10.7%
- Mount Waddington RD , British Columbia -10.2
- Division No. 7 , Newfoundland and Labrador -10.1%
- Guysborough County, Nova Scotia -10.0%
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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