Rural farm population

Part A - Short definition:

Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to all persons living in rural areas who are members of the households of farm operators living on their census farms for any length of time during the 12-month period prior to the census.

Census years:

2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986,¹ 1981,¹ 1976,² 1971,² 1966,² 1961²

Reported for:

Rural population

Question number(s):

Derived variable

Responses:

Not applicable

Remarks:

Not applicable

Notes:

Prior to 1991, only one farm operator was reported per census farm. Since 1991, up to three farm operators could be reported per census farm. Because of this change, the rural farm population count now includes all persons living in rural areas on a census farm and in the households of the first, second and third operators; before 1991, the rural farm population count included all persons living in rural areas on a census farm and in the household of the first operator. It should be noted that most of the second and third operators (usually a spouse or a child) of census farms reside in the same household as the first operator and would most likely have been included in the rural farm population under the previous method of reporting.
Prior to the 1981 Census, the rural farm population was defined as all persons living in rural areas in dwellings situated on census farms.