Population and dwelling counts, for census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 population counts and the 2011 dwelling counts, land area, population density and population ranking for census agglomerations. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2006 and 2011.

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Population and dwelling counts, for census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses
Geographic name Population Private dwellings, 2011 Land area in square kilometres, 2011 Population density per square kilometre, 2011 Population national rank
2011 2006 % change Total Occupied by usual residents 2011 2006
Geographic name: alpha sort Z to A Geographic name: alpha sort A to Z Population, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, 2006 - total: sort highest to lowest Population, 2006 - total: sort lowest to highest Population, % change: sort highest to lowest Population, % change: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - total: sort lowest to highest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort highest to lowest Private dwellings, 2011 - occupied by usual residents: sort lowest to highest Land area in square kilometres, 2011: sort highest to lowest Land area in square kilometres, 2011: sort lowest to highest Population density per square kilometre, 2011: sort highest to lowest Population density per square kilometre, 2011: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2011 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2011 - national: sort lowest to highest Population rank, 2006 - national: sort highest to lowest Population rank, 2006 - national: sort lowest to highest
Okotoks (Alta.) 24,511 17,150 A 42.9 8,704 8,423 19.24 1,273.8 68 81
Wood Buffalo (Alta.) 66,896 52,643 27.1 28,548 23,544 63,782.95 1.0 18 25
Steinbach (Man.) 13,524 11,066 A 22.2 5,243 5,098 25.57 528.9 97 108
High River (Alta.) 12,920 10,716 A 20.6 5,473 5,261 14.27 905.5 101 111
Strathmore (Alta.) 12,305 10,280 A 19.7 4,930 4,577 27.28 451.0 107 114
Sylvan Lake (Alta.) 12,762 10,703 A 19.2 5,922 4,770 16.84 758.0 103 112
Grande Prairie (Alta.) 55,032 47,107 A 16.8 22,979 21,180 72.80 755.9 26 30
Cold Lake (Alta.) 13,839 11,991 15.4 5,626 5,150 59.30 233.4 94 102
Squamish (B.C.) 17,479 15,256 14.6 7,069 6,626 105.59 165.5 83 90
Lloydminster (Alta./Sask.) 30,798 27,023 14.0 12,608 11,699 1,088.37 28.3 54 59
Whitehorse (Y.T.) 26,028 22,898 13.7 11,167 10,525 8,488.91 3.1 65 68
Chilliwack (B.C.) 92,308 82,465 A 11.9 38,986 36,234 1,220.12 75.7 9 13
Lethbridge (Alta.) 105,999 95,196 11.3 45,251 41,555 2,975.62 35.6 1 3
Collingwood (Ont.) 19,241 17,290 11.3 10,695 8,339 33.46 575.1 73 79
Camrose (Alta.) 17,286 15,630 A 10.6 7,945 7,460 42.50 406.7 84 88
Brandon (Man.) 53,229 48,256 10.3 22,990 21,951 1,712.46 31.1 28 29
Fredericton (N.B.) 94,268 86,226 A 9.3 41,581 39,014 4,886.40 19.3 6 9
Estevan (Sask.) 12,973 11,883 A 9.2 5,547 5,211 795.32 16.3 100 103
Salmon Arm (B.C.) 17,683 16,205 9.1 7,849 7,413 165.57 106.8 81 86
Petawawa (Ont.) 15,988 14,651 9.1 6,354 6,037 164.68 97.1 90 93
Red Deer (Alta.) 90,564 83,154 A 8.9 38,789 36,346 104.29 868.4 10 11
Lacombe (Alta.) 11,707 10,752 A 8.9 4,686 4,413 20.89 560.3 111 110
Charlottetown (P.E.I.) 64,487 59,325 A 8.7 28,864 26,192 798.54 80.8 19 20
Joliette (Que.) 46,932 43,306 A 8.4 22,225 21,426 109.03 430.5 32 33
Granby (Que.) 77,077 71,176 A 8.3 35,712 33,754 396.52 194.4 15 16
Courtenay (B.C.) 55,213 51,383 A 7.5 26,302 24,512 625.13 88.3 25 26
Victoriaville (Que.) 46,354 43,195 A 7.3 21,165 20,480 153.29 302.4 33 34
Wetaskiwin (Alta.) 12,525 11,689 A 7.2 5,477 5,131 18.20 688.2 105 106
Drummondville (Que.) 88,480 82,949 A 6.7 40,748 38,815 803.81 110.1 12 12
Kamloops (B.C.) 98,754 92,797 A 6.4 44,554 40,728 5,668.64 17.4 4 4
North Battleford (Sask.) 19,216 18,081 A 6.3 8,312 7,793 1,122.99 17.1 75 76
Nanaimo (B.C.) 98,021 92,361 6.1 44,795 41,902 1,280.84 76.5 5 5
Swift Current (Sask.) 17,535 16,533 6.1 8,060 7,514 1,131.74 15.5 82 83
Lachute (Que.) 12,551 11,832 6.1 5,991 5,663 109.20 114.9 104 104
Medicine Hat (Alta.) 72,807 68,822 5.8 32,577 30,046 13,288.65 5.5 17 17
Vernon (B.C.) 58,584 55,418 5.7 27,860 24,426 1,040.82 56.3 23 23
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Que.) 92,394 87,492 5.6 40,411 39,283 225.78 409.2 8 8
Woodstock (Ont.) 37,754 35,822 A 5.4 16,448 15,694 49.00 770.5 43 44
Dawson Creek (B.C.) 11,583 10,994 5.4 5,406 4,859 24.37 475.4 112 109
Saint-Georges (Que.) 34,642 32,902 A 5.3 16,289 15,232 355.62 97.4 47 49
Rivière-du-Loup (Que.) 27,734 26,423 A 5.0 13,310 12,170 472.91 58.6 60 61
Quesnel (B.C.) 22,096 21,049 A 5.0 9,872 9,225 14,207.04 1.6 71 71
Parksville (B.C.) 27,822 26,518 4.9 14,173 12,983 81.76 340.3 59 60
Fort St. John (B.C.) 26,380 25,136 4.9 11,210 10,351 620.80 42.5 63 65
Prince Albert (Sask.) 42,673 40,766 4.7 17,233 16,005 1,891.49 22.6 37 38
Yorkton (Sask.) 18,238 17,438 4.6 8,271 7,762 843.37 21.6 79 78
Duncan (B.C.) 43,252 41,387 4.5 18,793 17,822 373.68 115.7 35 36
Brooks (Alta.) 23,430 22,452 4.4 9,246 8,425 5,931.20 4.0 70 70
Rimouski (Que.) 50,912 48,918 A 4.1 24,620 23,021 631.22 80.7 29 28
Campbell River (B.C.) 36,096 34,707 A 4.0 16,409 15,418 1,737.37 20.8 44 46
Cranbrook (B.C.) 25,037 24,138 3.7 11,172 10,407 4,568.03 5.5 67 66
Alma (Que.) 33,018 31,864 A 3.6 14,721 14,126 340.35 97.0 51 52
Pembroke (Ont.) 24,017 23,195 3.5 10,401 9,941 566.79 42.4 69 67
Bay Roberts (N.L.) 10,871 10,507 3.5 4,601 4,218 103.71 104.8 114 113
Saint-Hyacinthe (Que.) 56,794 54,976 A 3.3 27,206 25,880 326.76 173.8 24 24
Ingersoll (Ont.) 12,146 11,760 3.3 4,998 4,785 12.90 941.8 109 105
Moose Jaw (Sask.) 34,421 33,360 3.2 15,903 15,033 844.42 40.8 48 48
Tillsonburg (Ont.) 15,301 14,822 3.2 7,072 6,814 22.34 685.1 93 92
Val-d'Or (Que.) 33,265 32,288 3.0 15,089 14,263 3,555.03 9.4 50 50
Yellowknife (N.W.T.) 19,234 18,700 2.9 7,286 6,938 105.44 182.4 74 74
Rouyn-Noranda (Que.) 41,798 40,650 A 2.8 19,686 18,325 6,438.47 6.5 39 39
Penticton (B.C.) 42,361 41,303 A 2.6 20,931 19,200 1,724.95 24.6 38 37
Sorel-Tracy (Que.) 47,772 46,595 A 2.5 23,178 21,951 233.78 204.3 31 31
Centre Wellington (Ont.) 26,693 26,049 2.5 10,729 9,945 407.53 65.5 62 62
Cowansville (Que.) 12,489 12,182 A 2.5 5,789 5,510 46.09 271.0 106 100
Sept-Îles (Que.) 28,487 27,827 2.4 12,912 12,073 1,770.52 16.1 56 57
Summerside (P.E.I.) 16,488 16,153 2.1 7,323 6,941 91.85 179.5 87 87
Portage la Prairie (Man.) 12,996 12,728 A 2.1 5,649 5,391 24.67 526.7 99 98
Canmore (Alta.) 12,288 12,039 2.1 7,973 5,176 68.90 178.4 108 101
Truro (N.S.) 45,888 45,077 1.8 21,708 19,492 2,732.69 16.8 34 32
Cobourg (Ont.) 18,519 18,210 1.7 8,541 8,047 22.37 827.8 76 75
Kentville (N.S.) 26,359 25,969 1.5 11,941 11,123 609.76 43.2 64 63
Prince George (B.C.) 84,232 83,225 1.2 37,176 33,990 17,686.50 4.8 13 10
Stratford (Ont.) 30,886 30,516 A 1.2 13,892 13,330 26.95 1,146.0 53 53
Grand Falls-Windsor (N.L.) 13,725 13,558 1.2 6,134 5,723 54.67 251.1 95 95
Belleville (Ont.) 92,540 91,518 1.1 40,389 38,447 741.36 124.8 7 6
Kenora (Ont.) 15,348 15,177 1.1 7,335 6,521 211.75 72.5 92 91
North Bay (Ont.) 64,043 63,424 1.0 29,255 27,305 788.48 81.2 20 18
Norfolk (Ont.) 63,175 62,563 1.0 27,814 25,046 1,607.60 39.3 21 19
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Que.) 40,077 39,672 1.0 19,050 18,295 107.10 374.2 41 41
Terrace (B.C.) 15,569 15,420 A 1.0 6,673 6,241 73.91 210.6 91 89
Sarnia (Ont.) 89,555 88,793 0.9 40,457 38,305 799.87 112.0 11 7
Powell River (B.C.) 16,689 16,537 0.9 8,201 7,510 800.72 20.8 86 82
Cornwall (Ont.) 58,957 58,485 0.8 26,263 25,232 509.03 115.8 22 21
Orillia (Ont.) 40,731 40,532 0.5 20,134 17,107 458.55 88.8 40 40
Port Alberni (B.C.) 25,465 25,343 A 0.5 12,210 11,201 1,728.72 14.7 66 64
Timmins (Ont.) 43,165 42,997 0.4 18,806 17,811 2,979.15 14.5 36 35
Leamington (Ont.) 49,765 49,741 0.0 18,808 17,578 508.76 97.8 30 27
Midland (Ont.) 35,419 35,432 A 0.0 16,652 14,715 199.94 177.2 46 45
Corner Brook (N.L.) 27,202 27,194 A 0.0 11,697 11,110 267.17 101.8 61 58
Campbellton (N.B./Que.) 17,842 17,878 A -0.2 8,257 7,640 1,629.94 10.9 80 77
Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.) † 79,800 80,098 -0.4 36,211 34,338 805.38 99.1 14 14
Owen Sound (Ont.) 32,092 32,259 -0.5 15,005 13,695 628.58 51.1 52 51
Thetford Mines (Que.) 27,968 28,110 A -0.5 13,856 12,901 406.98 68.7 58 56
Amos (Que.) 17,090 17,176 A -0.5 7,580 7,155 1,650.99 10.4 85 80
Temiskaming Shores (Ont.) 13,566 13,654 A -0.6 6,065 5,704 581.43 23.3 96 94
Port Hope (Ont.) 16,214 16,390 -1.1 6,870 6,552 279.03 58.1 88 84
Hawkesbury (Ont./Que.) 12,128 12,267 -1.1 5,994 5,614 12.27 988.3 110 99
New Glasgow (N.S.) 35,809 36,288 -1.3 16,788 15,256 2,066.66 17.3 45 43
Williams Lake (B.C.) 18,490 18,760 -1.4 8,372 7,630 2,656.73 7.0 77 72
Dolbeau-Mistassini (Que.) 16,019 16,257 A -1.5 7,527 6,988 651.79 24.6 89 85
Brockville (Ont.) 39,024 39,668 -1.6 17,428 16,709 893.44 43.7 42 42
Elliot Lake (Ont.) 11,348 11,549 -1.7 6,245 5,680 714.56 15.9 113 107
Kawartha Lakes (Ont.) 73,214 74,561 -1.8 37,161 29,681 3,083.06 23.7 16 15
Bathurst (N.B.) 33,484 34,106 A -1.8 15,996 14,580 2,292.80 14.6 49 47
Matane (Que.) 18,368 18,709 A -1.8 9,469 8,636 662.96 27.7 78 73
Miramichi (N.B.) 28,115 28,773 A -2.3 12,823 11,765 7,578.30 3.7 57 55
Shawinigan (Que.) 55,009 56,408 A -2.5 28,609 26,230 987.14 55.7 27 22
Edmundston (N.B.) 21,903 22,471 A -2.5 10,390 9,705 916.85 23.9 72 69
Prince Rupert (B.C.) 13,052 13,392 -2.5 6,059 5,185 222.94 58.5 98 97
Baie-Comeau (Que.) 28,789 29,674 A -3.0 13,324 12,526 1,137.27 25.3 55 54
Cape Breton (N.S.) 101,619 105,928 -4.1 46,632 42,325 2,470.60 41.1 3 2
Chatham-Kent (Ont.) 104,075 108,589 -4.2 46,391 42,992 2,470.69 42.1 2 1
Thompson (Man.) 12,839 13,446 A -4.5 5,394 4,741 3,481.24 3.7 102 96

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adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
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