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Table 10
Small towns and rural communities with the fastest population decline since 2001
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