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| Order | Small towns and rural communities | Proximity to an urban centre | Province | 2001 | 2006 | Decline (in percentage) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Crowsnest Pass | Remote | Alberta | 6,262 | 5,749 | -8.2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Marystown | Remote | Newfoundland and Labrador | 5,908 | 5,436 | -8.0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Kapuskasing | Remote | Ontario | 9,238 | 8,509 | -7.9 | ||||||||
| 4 | Kenora, Unorganized | Remote | Ontario | 7,631 | 7,041 | -7.7 | ||||||||
| 5 | Stephenville | Remote | Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,109 | 6,588 | -7.3 | ||||||||
| 6 | Bulkley-Nechako A | Remote | British Columbia | 5,696 | 5,290 | -7.1 | ||||||||
| 7 | Inverness, Subd. B | Remote | Nova Scotia | 5,769 | 5,369 | -6.9 | ||||||||
| 8 | Flin Flon (Part) | Remote | Manitoba | 6,000 | 5,594 | -6.8 | ||||||||
| 9 | Melfort | Remote | Saskatchewan | 5,559 | 5,192 | -6.6 | ||||||||
| 10 | Labrador City | Remote | Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,744 | 7,240 | -6.5 | ||||||||
| 10 | Algoma, Unorganized, North Part | Remote | Ontario | 6,114 | 5,717 | -6.5 | ||||||||
| 12 | Alnwick | Remote | New Brunswick | 6,566 | 6,152 | -6.3 | ||||||||
| 13 | Banff | Remote | Alberta | 7,135 | 6,700 | -6.1 | ||||||||
| 14 | Kimberley | Remote | British Columbia | 6,484 | 6,139 | -5.3 | ||||||||
| 14 | Yarmouth | Adjacent | Nova Scotia | 7,561 | 7,162 | -5.3 | ||||||||
| 16 | La Sarre | Remote | Quebec | 7,728 | 7,336 | -5.1 | ||||||||
| 17 | Parry Sound | Remote | Ontario | 6,124 | 5,818 | -5.0 | ||||||||
| 17 | Oromocto | Remote | New Brunswick | 8,843 | 8,402 | -5.0 | ||||||||
| 17 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | Remote | Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,969 | 7,572 | -5.0 | ||||||||
| 20 | Antigonish, Subd. B | Remote | Nova Scotia | 6,819 | 6,509 | -4.5 | ||||||||
| 20 | Chibougamau | Remote | Quebec | 7,922 | 7,563 | -4.5 | ||||||||
| 20 | Trail | Remote | British Columbia | 7,575 | 7,237 | -4.5 | ||||||||
| 23 | Chandler | Remote | Quebec | 8,278 | 7,914 | -4.4 | ||||||||
| 24 | Castlegar | Remote | British Columbia | 7,585 | 7,259 | -4.3 | ||||||||
| 24 | Kirkland Lake | Remote | Ontario | 8,616 | 8,248 | -4.3 | ||||||||