| Names
|
| ISO3-Code |
CAN
|
| Continent |
North America
|
| Country Name |
Canada
|
| Administrative Classifications |
| Level Used |
3
|
| Leve1 Type |
Province
|
Level2 Type
|
Census Division
|
| Level3 Type |
Census Subdivision
|
| Number of Units |
5,984
|
| Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) |
5
|
| National Population Estimates |
| Last Year of Reference |
1996
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) |
27,121
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) |
28,638
|
| NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) |
29,771
|
| UN Population, 1990 ('000) |
27,701
|
| UN Population, 1995 ('000) |
29,354
|
| UN Population, 2000 ('000) |
30,757
|
| National
Spatial Estimates |
| Area (km2) |
9,458,886
|
| Average Input Resolution (km) |
40
|
| Settlement Points |
| Number of Settlement Points |
884
|
| Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
4,318,307
|
| Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
1,003
|
| Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) |
26,695
|
| Urban Areal Extents |
| Number of Urban Extents |
324
|
| Largest Urban Extent (km2) |
5,606
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (km2) |
27
|
| Mean Urban Extent (km2) |
406
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (km2) |
131,560
|
| Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,914,522
|
| Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
5,016
|
| Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
81,841
|
| Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) |
26,516,323
|
| % Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) |
1%
|
| % Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) |
89%
|
| % Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) |
79%
|
| Urban Areal Extents, by Source |
| Nighttime Lights Data |
321
|
| Regression-estimated Extents |
3
|
| Digital Chart of the World |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Notes |
| Administrative
Population Source Data: Statistics Canada |
| Administrative
Boundary Source Data: Statistics Canada |
| Settlement
Point Population Source Data: 2001 Canada Census, Statistics Canada, www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/ |
| Settlement
Point Coordinate Source Data: Canadian Geographical Names, DCW, National Atlas of Canada, NIMA |
| Urban
Criteria for Settlements (UN): Areas with at least 1,000 inhabitants and a population density of at least 400 persons per square kilometer at the previous census. |
| Administrative
Population Edits and Notes: "Subdivision growth rates based on 1991 and 1996 were used to estimate 1990 and 1995 populations. Used Census division population totals (and boundaries) for 1996 and 2001 to calculate growth rates. These were applied to 1996 to estimate 2000 through 2015. " |
| Administrative
Spatial Edits and Notes: -- |
