Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Meaford, Municipality (CSD) - 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
133 of 552
National population rank
375 of 4870
- In 2016, the enumerated population of Meaford (Municipality) was 10,991, which represents a change of -1.0% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 4.6% and the national average of 5.0%.
- The land area of Meaford (Municipality) is 588.57 square kilometres and the population density was 18.7 people per square kilometre.
- In 2016, there were 4,830 private dwellings occupied in Meaford (Municipality), which represent a change of 4.3% from 2011.
Population Change (in percentage) for Meaford and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016
Population and dwelling counts
Meaford (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census subdivision (CSD) name | CSD type | Population | ||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
South Bruce Peninsula Census subdivision - South Bruce Peninsula, Town | T | 8,416 | 8,413 | 0.0 |
Grey Highlands Census subdivision - Grey Highlands, Municipality | MU | 9,804 | 9,520 | 3.0 |
Chatsworth Census subdivision - Chatsworth, Township | TP | 6,630 | 6,437 | 3.0 |
The Blue Mountains Census subdivision - The Blue Mountains, Town | T | 7,025 | 6,453 | 8.9 |
Georgian Bluffs Census subdivision - Georgian Bluffs, Township | TP | 10,479 | 10,404 | 0.7 |
Owen Sound Census subdivision - Owen Sound, City | CY | 21,341 | 21,688 | -1.6 |
Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population change, 2011 to 2016
Census subdivision (CSD) name | CSD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Shelburne Census subdivision - Shelburne, Town | T | 8,126 | 5,846 | 39.0 |
Milton Census subdivision - Milton, Town | T | 110,128 | 84,362 | 30.5 |
Bradford West Gwillimbury Census subdivision - Bradford West Gwillimbury, Town | T | 35,325 | 28,077 | 25.8 |
King Census subdivision - King, Township | TP | 24,512 | 19,899 | 23.2 |
Whitchurch-Stouffville Census subdivision - Whitchurch-Stouffville, Town | T | 45,837 | 37,628 | 21.8 |
Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population change, 2011 to 2016
Census subdivision (CSD) name | CSD type | Population | ||
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2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Kirkland Lake Census subdivision - Kirkland Lake, Town | T | 7,981 | 8,493 revised r | -6.0 |
Elliot Lake Census subdivision - Elliot Lake, City | CY | 10,741 | 11,348 | -5.3 |
Temiskaming Shores Census subdivision - Temiskaming Shores, City | CY | 9,920 | 10,400 | -4.6 |
North Middlesex Census subdivision - North Middlesex, Municipality | MU | 6,352 | 6,658 | -4.6 |
Kenora, Unorganized Census subdivision - Kenora, Unorganized, Unorganized | NO | 6,737 | 7,031 | -4.2 |
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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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