1961 Canadian census

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1961 Canadian census

  1956 June 16, 1961 (1961-06-16) 1966  

General information
CountryCanada
Authority Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Results
Total population18,238,247 (Increase2.svg 13.4%)
Most populous province/territory Ontario (6,236,092)
Least populous province/territory Yukon (14,628)

The 1961 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 16, 1961. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 18,238,247. This was a 13.4% increase over the 1956 census of 16,080,791. [1]

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The previous census was the 1956 census and the following census was the 1966 census. This was the first census since 1901 in which all then-admitted provinces recorded a population of at least 100,000, and the last in which Saskatchewan had a larger population than neighbouring Manitoba.

Canada by the numbers

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population18,238,247
Men9,218,893
Women9,019,354

Population by province

RankProvince or territoryPopulation as of
1961 census
Population as of
1956 census
ChangePercent
change
1 Ontario 6,236,0925,404,933831,159 Increase2.svg15.4 Increase2.svg
2 Quebec 5,259,2114,628,378630,833 Increase2.svg13.6 Increase2.svg
3 British Columbia 1,629,0821,398,464230,618 Increase2.svg16.5 Increase2.svg
4 Alberta 1,331,9441,123,116208,828 Increase2.svg18.6 Increase2.svg
5 Saskatchewan 925,181880,66544,516 Increase2.svg5.1 Increase2.svg
6 Manitoba 921,686850,04071,646 Increase2.svg8.4 Increase2.svg
7 Nova Scotia 737,007694,71742,290 Increase2.svg6.1 Increase2.svg
8 New Brunswick 597,936554,61643,320 Increase2.svg7.8 Increase2.svg
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 457,853415,07442,779 Increase2.svg10.3 Increase2.svg
10 Prince Edward Island 104,62999,2855,344 Increase2.svg5.4 Increase2.svg
11 Northwest Territories 22,99819,3133,685 Increase2.svg19.1 Increase2.svg
12 Yukon 14,62812,1902,438 Increase2.svg20.0 Increase2.svg
Canada18,238,24716,080,7912,157,416 Increase2.svg13.4 Increase2.svg

A different definition for the Northwest Territories disregards areas not included within the Mackenzie River Electoral District. If such areas were excluded, the Northwest Territories had 14,895 people in 1961 and 12,492 people in 1956. [2] Under this definition, the Northwest Territories saw an increase of 2,403 people, or 19.2%.

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References

  1. "1961 Census of Canada. Volume 1, Population, Electoral Districts" (PDF). Statistics Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. "1956 Census of Canada. Volume 1, Population, Electoral Districts" (PDF). Statistics Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved October 13, 2024.