1966 Canadian census

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1966 Canadian census

  1961 June 1, 1966 (1966-06-01) 1971  

General information
CountryCanada
Authority Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Results
Total population20,014,880 (Increase2.svg 9.7%)
Most populous province/territory Ontario (6,960,870)
Least populous province/territory Yukon (14,382)

The 1966 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 1, 1966. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 20,014,880. This was a 9.7% increase over the 1961 census of 18,238,247. [1]

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The previous census was the 1961 census and the following census was the 1971 census. This was the first census in which Canada recorded a population of more than 20 million, and the first census since 1906 where Manitoba had a larger population than neighbouring Saskatchewan.

This census was the last one conducted by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics prior to its name change to Statistics Canada on August 3, 1971.

Canada by the numbers

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population20,014,880
Men10,054,344
Women9,960,536

Population by province

RankProvince or territoryPopulation as of
1966 census
Population as of
1961 census
ChangePercent
change
1 Ontario 6,960,8706,236,092724,778 Increase2.svg11.6 Increase2.svg
2 Quebec 5,780,8455,259,211521,634 Increase2.svg9.9 Increase2.svg
3 British Columbia 1,873,6741,629,082244,592 Increase2.svg15.0 Increase2.svg
4 Alberta 1,463,2031,331,944131,259 Increase2.svg9.6 Increase2.svg
5 Manitoba 963,066921,68641,380 Increase2.svg4.5 Increase2.svg
6 Saskatchewan 955,344925,18130,163 Increase2.svg3.3 Increase2.svg
7 Nova Scotia 756,039737,00719,032 Increase2.svg2.6 Increase2.svg
8 New Brunswick 616,788597,93618,852 Increase2.svg3.2 Increase2.svg
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 493,396457,85335,543 Increase2.svg7.8 Increase2.svg
10 Prince Edward Island 108,535104,6293,906 Increase2.svg3.7 Increase2.svg
11 Northwest Territories 28,73822,9985,740 Increase2.svg25.0 Increase2.svg
12 Yukon 14,38214,628-246 Decrease2.svg-1.7 Decrease2.svg
Canada20,014,88018,238,2471,776,633 Increase2.svg9.7 Increase2.svg

A different population for the Northwest Territories excludes areas not included within the Mackenzie River Electoral District. If such areas were excluded, the Northwest Territories had only 14,895 people in 1961, representing an increase of 13,843 people or 92.9% in 1966.

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References

  1. "1966 Census of Canada. Volume 1, Population, geographic distributions (Federal electoral districts)" (PDF). Statistics Canada . Government of Canada. Retrieved October 13, 2024.