Rural areas in Canada, often called rural Canada, generally refers to areas in Canada outside of census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, according to Statistics Canada.[1] Rural areas cover approximately 9,197,138 km2 (3,551,035 sq mi) of Canada's land area as of 2015[update].[2]
Rural Canada is usually defined by low population density, small population size, and distance from major agglomerations.
As of the 2021 census[update], nearly 6 million people (16% of the total Canadian population) lived in rural areas of Canada.[3] In the 2006 census, the Canadian population living in a rural area was between 19% and 30% of the total population, depending on the definition of "rural" used.[4]
Census
editIn Statistics Canada’s definition, "rural area" refers to areas in Canada outside of census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.[1]
This definition has changed over time.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Rural Canada statistics". www.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "Rural land area (sq. km) - Canada". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Population and dwelling counts by the Statistical Area Classification". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "Structure and Change in Canada's Rural Demography: An Update to 2006". Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin. 7 (7). Statistics Canada.
- ^ (see Appendix A in du Plessis et al., 2002)[full citation needed]
Further reading
edit- "Canada's 2021 Census of Agriculture: A story about the transformation of the agriculture industry and adaptiveness of Canadian farmers." Statistics Canada. 2022 May 11.
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