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Urban and Rural Population Counts, for Provinces and Territories, 1996 Census - 100% Data

Urban Rural Total Population
Population % Population %
Canada 22,461,210 77.9 6,385,551 22.1 28,846,761
Newfoundland 313,819 56.9 237,973 43.1 551,792
Prince Edward Island 59,460 44.2 75,097 55.8 134,557
Nova Scotia 497,858 54.8 411,424 45.2 909,282
New Brunswick 360,421 48.8 377,712 51.2 738,133
Quebec 5,597,625 78.4 1,541,170 21.6 7,138,795
Ontario 8,958,741 83.3 1,794,832 16.7 10,753,573
Manitoba 800,063 71.8 313,835 28.2 1,113,898
Saskatchewan 627,178 63.3 363,059 36.7 990,237
Alberta 2,142,815 79.5 554,011 20.5 2,696,826
British Columbia 3,057,388 82.1 667,112 17.9 3,724,500
Yukon Territory 18,447 60 12,319 40 30,766
Northwest Territories 27,395 42.5 37,007 57.5 64,402

Catalogue No. 93-357-XPB

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