Draft:1976 Canadian Census

1976 Canadian census
1976 Canadian census
General information
Country	Canada
Results
Total population	22,992,605 ( 2.0)
Most populous province/territory	Ontario (8,264,465)
Least populous province/territory	Yukon (21,840)

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The 1976 Canadian Census was a detailled enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 1, 1976. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 22,992,605. This was a 2.0 % increase over the 1971 census of 21,568,310.^[1]

The previous census was the 1971 census and the following census was the 1981 Canadian census.

Canada by the numbers[edit]

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population	22,992,605
Dwellings	7,166,095
Men	11,449,525
Women	11,543,080

Population by province[edit]

Rank	Province or territory	Population as of 1976 census	Population as of 1971 census	Change	Percent change
1	Ontario	8,264,465	7,703,105	561,359	7.2
2	Quebec	6,234,445	6,027,765	206,680	12.9
3	British Columbia	2,466,610	2,184,620	281,990	12.9
4	Alberta	1,838,040	1,627,875	210,165	12.9
5	Manitoba	1,021,510	988,245	33,259	3.4
6	Saskatchewan	921,325	926,245	-4,920	-0.5
7	Nova Scotia	828,570	788,960	39,610	5.0
8	New Brunswick	677,250	634,557	42,690	7.0
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	557,725	522,104	35,621	7.0
10	Prince Edward Island	118,230	111,640	6,590	6.0
11	Northwest Territories	42,610	34,810	7,800	22.4
12	Yukon	21,840	18,390	3,450	19.0
	Canada	22,992,605	21,568,310	424,295	2.0

Demographics[edit]

Mother Tongue[edit]

Mother tongue	Population ^[2]
English	14,122,770
French	5,887,205
German	476,715
Italian	484,050
Other	1,576,845
Not stated	445,020

Age[edit]

Age	Population ^[3]
Less than 1 year	346,545
1-4 years	1,385,455
5-9 years	1,887,805
10-14 years	2,276,375
15-19 years	2,345,255
20–24 years	2,133,805
25-29 years	1,933,060
30-34 ears	1,627,485
35-39 years	1,328,790
40-44 years	1,268,220
45-49 years	1,252,845
50-54 years	1,220,180
55-59 years	1,019,035
60-64 years	905,400
65-69 years	720,815
70-74 years	533,725
75-79 years	362,705
80-84 years	220,560
85-89 years	112,380
90 years and more	52,160

References[edit]

^ Government of Canada (2013) "1971 Census of Canada : population : vol. I" (PDF)
^ "Information archivée dans le Web" (PDF).
^ "Information archivée dans le Web" (PDF).

[1] Government of Canada (2013) "1971 Census of Canada : population : vol. I" (PDF)

[2] "Information archivée dans le Web" (PDF).

[3] "Information archivée dans le Web" (PDF).

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