Draft:1971 Canadian Census

1976 Canadian census
1976 Canadian census
General information
Country	Canada
Results
Total population	21,568,311 ( 15.4)
Most populous province/territory	Ontario (7,703,106)
Least populous province/territory	Yukon (18,388)

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The 1971 Canadian Census was a detailled enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 1, 1971. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count was 21,568,311. This was a 15.4 % increase over the 1966 Census of 18,238,247. ^[1]

The previous census was the 1966 census and the following census was the 1976 Census.

Canada by the numbers[edit]

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population	21,568,311^[2] ^[3]
Dwellings	6,034,508
Men	10,795,369
Women	10,772,942

Population by province[edit]

Rank	Province or territory	Population as of 1971 census	Population as of 1966 census	Change	Percent change
1	Ontario	7,703,106	6,236,092	1,467,014	23.5
2	Quebec	6,027,764	5,259,211	768,553	14.6
3	British Columbia	2,184,621	1,629,082	555,539	10.1
4	Alberta	1,627,874	1,331,944	210,165	7.5
5	Manitoba	988,247	921,686	66,561	7.2
6	Saskatchewan	926,242	925,181	1,061	0.1
7	Nova Scotia	788,960	737,007	51,953	7.0
8	New Brunswick	634,557	597,936	36,921	6.1
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	522,104	457,853	64,251	18.3
10	Prince Edward Island	111,641	104,629	7,012	6.7
11	Northwest Territories	34,807	22,998	11,809	51.3
12	Yukon	18,388	14,628	3,760	25.7
	Canada	21,568,311	18,238,247	3,330,064	18.3