Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Thunder Bay, District (CD) - Ontario
Data qualityFigure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 - Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses
Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses
Provincial population rank
16 of 49
National population rank
43 of 293
- In 2016, the enumerated population of Thunder Bay (District) was 146,048, which represents a change of 0.0% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 4.6% and the national average of 5.0%.
- The land area of Thunder Bay (District) is 103,722.82 square kilometres and the population density was 1.4 people per square kilometre.
- In 2016, there were 62,999 private dwellings occupied in Thunder Bay (District), which represent a change of 1.1% from 2011.
Figure 1.2 Population in the last 10 years, Thunder Bay (District)
Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 10 years, Thunder Bay (District)
Population Change (in percentage) for Thunder Bay (District) and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016
Population and dwelling counts
Thunder Bay (District) – Neighbouring census divisions, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Kenora Census division - Kenora, District | DIS | 65,533 | 57,607 | 13.8 |
Rainy River Census division - Rainy River, District | DIS | 20,110 | 20,370 | -1.3 |
Algoma Census division - Algoma, District | DIS | 114,094 | 115,870 | -1.5 |
Cochrane Census division - Cochrane, District | DIS | 79,682 | 81,122 | -1.8 |
Ontario – Census divisions with the highest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Kenora Census division - Kenora, District | DIS | 65,533 | 57,607 | 13.8 |
Halton Census division - Halton, Regional municipality | RM | 548,435 | 501,674revised r | 9.3 |
Dufferin Census division - Dufferin, County | CTY | 61,735 | 56,881 | 8.5 |
Simcoe Census division - Simcoe, County | CTY | 479,650 | 446,063 | 7.5 |
York Census division - York, Regional municipality | RM | 1,109,909 | 1,032,524 | 7.5 |
Ontario – Census divisions with the lowest population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Prince Edward | CDR | 24,735 | 25,258 | -2.1 |
Chatham-Kent | CDR | 102,042 | 104,075 | -2.0 |
Nipissing | DIS | 83,150 | 84,736 | -1.9 |
Cochrane | DIS | 79,682 | 81,122 | -1.8 |
Algoma | DIS | 114,094 | 115,870 | -1.5 |
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Source:
Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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