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Draft:1976 Canadian Census



1976 Canadian census
← 1971 June 1, 1976 1981 →
General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population22,992,605 (Increase 2.0)
Most populous ​province/territoryOntario (8,264,465)
Least populous ​province/territoryYukon (21,840)


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

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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

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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

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Mother Tongue

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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

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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

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  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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