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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of North Battleford, Saskatchewan 1

Map of North Battleford, CA (shaded in green), Saskatchewan

Map of North Battleford

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: North Battleford, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: North Battleford, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
5
Nat. rank
108

In 2011, the population of North Battleford census agglomeration (CA) was 19,216, representing a percentage change of 6.3% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In North Battleford, the land area is 1,122.99 square kilometres with a population density of 17.1 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the national land area of 8,965,121.42 square kilometres with a population density of 3.7 persons per square kilometre. The land area of all CAs is 232,264.62 square kilometres with 18.56 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 7,793 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in North Battleford in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 5.5%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Census subdivisions in the North Battleford CA

Table 1 North Battleford CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
North Battleford CY 13,888 13,190 5.3
Battleford T 4,065 3,685 10.3
Battle River No. 438 RM 1,099 1,053 4.4
North Battleford CN 164 153 7.2
Sweet Grass 113-M16 IRI 0 0  ···

Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or census agglomerations (CAs) in Saskatchewan

Table 2 Saskatchewan – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Saskatoon CMA 260,600 233,923 11.4 17 1
Regina CMA 210,556 194,971 8.0 18 2
Prince Albert CA 42,673 40,766 4.7 70 3
Moose Jaw CA 34,421 33,360 3.2 81 4
Lloydminster CA 30,798 27,023 14.0 87 ···
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part / partie de la Saskatchewan)   12,766 11,113 14.9 ··· 9
Lloydminster (Alberta part / partie de l'Alberta)   18,032 15,910 13.3 ··· 10
North Battleford CA 19,216 18,081 A 6.3 108 5
Yorkton CA 18,238 17,438 4.6 112 6
Swift Current CA 17,535 16,533 6.1 115 7
Estevan CA 12,973 11,883 A 9.2 133 8

Age and sex

North Battleford – Age distribution

Chart C: North Battleford - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: North Battleford - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 North Battleford – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 20.6% 21.8% 19.5%
15 to 64 63.5% 64.1% 62.9%
65 and over 15.9% 14.1% 17.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in North Battleford was 15.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 63.5% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 20.6%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

North Battleford – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 North Battleford – Population by broad age groups and sex, and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex Population
2011 2006 change % change
Both sexes
Total 19,215 18,080 1,135 6.3
0 to 14 3,960 3,705 255 6.9
15 to 64 12,200 11,395 805 7.1
65 and over 3,055 2,980 75 2.5
Males
Total 9,130 8,550 580 6.8
0 to 14 1,990 1,870 120 6.4
15 to 64 5,850 5,450 400 7.3
65 and over 1,290 1,230 60 4.9
Females
Total 10,090 9,530 560 5.9
0 to 14 1,965 1,835 130 7.1
15 to 64 6,350 5,945 405 6.8
65 and over 1,770 1,745 25 1.4

North Battleford – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: North Battleford - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: North Battleford - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 North Battleford – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 19,215 9,130 10,090
0 to 4 years 1,375 690 690
5 to 9 years 1,345 685 660
10 to 14 years 1,240 625 615
15 to 19 years 1,270 645 630
20 to 24 years 1,100 530 570
25 to 29 years 1,280 590 695
30 to 34 years 1,220 570 645
35 to 39 years 1,135 545 590
40 to 44 years 1,065 500 565
45 to 49 years 1,340 645 695
50 to 54 years 1,420 665 755
55 to 59 years 1,315 620 695
60 to 64 years 1,055 540 515
65 to 69 years 760 350 405
70 to 74 years 650 265 380
75 to 79 years 585 275 310
80 to 84 years 540 235 300
85 to 89 years 345 115 230
90 to 94 years 130 35 95
95 to 99 years 45 10 35
100 years and over 5 5 5
Median age 38.4 37.1 39.5

North Battleford – Median age2 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Saskatchewan and North Battleford - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Saskatchewan and North Battleford - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in North Battleford was 38.4 years. In comparison, the median age of Saskatchewan was 38.2 years.

Table 6 Canada, Saskatchewan and North Battleford – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Saskatchewan 38.7 38.2
North Battleford 39.2 38.4

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in North Battleford was 5,255, which represents a change of 4.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In North Battleford, 66.0% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 12.3% were common-law-couples and 21.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: North Battleford - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: North Battleford - Census families by family structure

North Battleford – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Saskatchewan, North Battleford – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name Total families Married-couple families Common-law-couple families Lone-parent families % change, census families, 2006 to 2011
number % number % number %
Canada † 9,389,695 6,293,950 67.0 1,567,905 16.7 1,527,840 16.3 5.5
Saskatchewan † 285,375 202,770 71.1 35,785 12.5 46,825 16.4 6.7
North Battleford 5,255 3,470 66.0 645 12.3 1,140 21.7 4.6

North Battleford – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: North Battleford - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
1,490 (36.2%) 1,985 (48.2%) 330 ( 8.0%) 315 ( 7.6%)

Chart G description: North Battleford - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of North Battleford, 44.1% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census agglomeration of North Battleford, 83.7% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 16.0% were stepfamilies, in which there was at least one child was the biological or adopted child of only one married spouse or common-law partner. For Canada as a whole in 2011, 12.6% of couples with children aged 24 and under were stepfamilies.

North Battleford – Marital status

Chart H: North Battleford - Marital status

Chart H description: North Battleford - Marital status

In North Battleford, 55.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (46.8%) or living with a common-law partner (8.5%).

The remaining 44.8% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 8 Canada, Saskatchewan, North Battleford – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status North Battleford Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 15,260 100.0 835,525 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 8,430 55.2 487,980 58.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 7,140 46.8 416,355 49.8 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,290 8.5 71,630 8.6 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 6,830 44.8 347,540 41.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 4,245 27.8 232,160 27.8 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 430 2.8 18,210 2.2 698,245 2.5
Divorced 1,000 6.6 43,670 5.2 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 1,150 7.5 53,500 6.4 1,584,525 5.7

North Battleford – Types of private households

There were 7,795 private households4 in North Battleford in 2011, a change of 5.4% from 2006. Of these, 22.6% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 3.5% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Saskatchewan, North Battleford – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 North Battleford Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 7,795 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,765 22.6 104,495 25.5 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7		 2,235 28.7 126,365 30.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 1,015 13.0 40,035 9.8 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 2,405 30.9 114,385 27.9 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households9 120 1.5 6,990 1.7 268,060 2.0
Other households10 255 3.3 17,380 4.2 543,340 4.1

North Battleford – Structural type of dwelling

In North Battleford, 71.6% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 2.8% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Saskatchewan, North Battleford – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling North Battleford Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 7,795 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 5,585 71.6 303,250 74.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 245 3.1 11,945 2.9 646,240 4.9
Row house 260 3.3 14,370 3.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 220 2.8 10,830 2.6 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,160 14.9 52,655 12.9 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 90 1.2 7,085 1.7 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 5 0.1 700 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 230 3.0 8,805 2.1 183,510 1.4

Language

North Battleford – Mother tongue

Chart J: North Battleford - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: North Battleford - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In North Battleford, 86.2% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.0% reported French only, and 10.6% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 84.5% for English only, 1.6% for French only and 12.7% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 93.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.5% spoke only French and 4.3% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 92.1% for English only, 0.4% for French only and 5.8% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 North Battleford – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 18,725 100.0 18,725 100.0
English 16,135 86.2 17,470 93.3
French 370 2.0 90 0.5
Non-official language 1,985 10.6 805 4.3
Multiple responses 240 1.3 355 1.9
Table 12 North Battleford – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention13
(in percentage)
Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis Complete retention; language spoken most often at home Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English 99.8 99.5 0.2
French 40.5 21.4 19.0
Non-official language 66.2 46.3 19.9

North Battleford – Non-official languages

In North Battleford, the three most common mother tongues were Cree, n.o.s. (2.3%), Ukrainian (2.2%) and Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.2%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.6%), Cree, n.o.s. (2.4%) and Ukrainian (1.4%).

Table 13 North Battleford – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Number Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
Cree, n.o.s. 430 19.6 2.3
Ukrainian 410 18.7 2.2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 230 10.5 1.2
German 225 10.3 1.2
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 190 8.7 1.0

North Battleford – Bilingualism

Table 14 North Battleford – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups Mother tongue
Total English French Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total 6.4 5.4 80.8 1.5
0 to 19 10.3 10.5 60.0 3.1
20 to 44 5.7 5.4 80.0 1.6
45 to 64 3.6 1.6 76.9 1.1
65 and over 6.1 1.2 83.9 0.9
Table 15 North Battleford – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 18,725 100.0
English only 17,405 93.0
French only 10 0.1
English and French 1,220 6.5
Neither English nor French 85 0.5

Symbols:

···
not applicable
†
excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A
adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E
use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.


Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.
 

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