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Farm Population, 1991 and 1996, Canada
|
Units |
1991 |
1996 |
%
change |
| Total number of farms |
no. |
280,043 |
276,548 |
-1.2 |
| Total farm population (7) |
no. |
865,895 |
851,410 |
-1.7 |
| Rural(8) farm population |
no. |
830,990 |
819,105 |
-1.4 |
| Urban(9) farm population |
no. |
34,905 |
32,305 |
-7.4 |
| Total population |
no. |
27,211,410 |
28,751,595 |
5.7 |
| Rural population |
no. |
6,342,030 |
6,336,225 |
-0.1 |
| Urban population |
no. |
20,869,380 |
22,415,365 |
7.4 |
| Farm population as a % of total
population |
% |
3.2 |
3.0 |
... |
| Rural farm population as a % of
total rural population |
% |
13.1 |
12.9 |
... |
| Rural population as a % of total
population |
% |
23.3 |
22.0 |
... |
Source: Census
of Agriculture - Population, Catalogue No. 93F0038XIE
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