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Table 2
Îles-de-la-Madeleine ecoregion
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine ecoregion | Canada | Percentage share of Canada total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total area (km 2) | 230 | 9,976,182 | 0.002 |
| Land cover circa 2000 1 , 2 | |||
| Annual cropland and perennial cropland (km 2) | 30 | .. | … |
| Forest (km 2) | 72 | .. | … |
| Developed land (km 2) | 4 | .. | … |
| Water (km 2) | 23 | .. | … |
| Exposed land (km 2) | 46 | .. | … |
| Grasses–herbaceous (km 2) | 47 | .. | … |
| Other classes (km 2) | 0 | .. | … |
| Shrubland (km 2) | 2 | .. | … |
| Wetland (km 2) | 5 | .. | … |
| Protected areas | |||
| Protected area (km 2) | 49 | 1,002,939 | 0.005 |
| Proportion of area protected (percent) | 21.1 | 10.1 | … |
| Agricultural land | |||
| Area of dependable agricultural land 3 (km 2) | 65 | 454,630 | 0.014 |
| Proportion of area in dependable land (percent) | 28.2 | 4.6 | … |
| Population | |||
| Population in 1971 (number) | 13,303 | 21,568,310 | 0.062 |
| Population in 1981 (number) | 14,130 | 24,343,181 | 0.058 |
| Population in 1991 (number) | 13,991 | 27,296,859 | 0.051 |
| Population in 1996 (number) | 13,802 | 28,846,761 | 0.048 |
| Population in 2001 (number) | 12,824 | 30,007,094 | 0.043 |
| Population in 2006 (number) | 13,091 | 31,612,895 | 0.041 |
| Population density in 2006 (people/km 2) | 56.9 | 3.2 | … |
| Change in population 1971 to 2006 (percent) | -1.6 | 46.6 | … |
| Labour force 2006 | |||
| Sales and service occupations | 1,620 | 4,037,725 | 0.040 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 735 | 3,025,430 | 0.024 |
| Health occupations | 450 | 950,365 | 0.047 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 485 | 1,414,320 | 0.034 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 990 | 2,550,295 | 0.039 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 1,225 | 648,315 | 0.189 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 715 | 992,765 | 0.072 |
| Other occupations 4 | 815 | 3,526,925 | 0.023 |
| Total labour force | 7,035 | 17,146,140 | 0.041 |
| Tourism | |||
| Number of visitors 1975 | 18,776 | 13,661,170 | 0.137 |
| Number of visitors 2006 | 50,500 | 18,265,406 | 0.276 |
| Change in number of visitors 1975 to 2006 (percent) | 169.0 | 33.7 | … |
| Visitors per capita 2006 | 3.86 | 0.58 | … |
| Fish landings | |||
| Groundfish 1990 (tonnes) | 15,541 | 791,246 | 1.964 |
| Pelagic fish 1990 (tonnes) | 1,663 | 560,238 | 0.297 |
| Shellfish 1990 (tonnes) | 3,492 | 246,796 | 1.415 |
| Total landings 1990 (tonnes) | 20,696 | 1,598,280 | 1.295 |
| Value of landings 1990 (thousands of current dollars) | 16,849 | 1,419,424 | 1.187 |
| Groundfish 2005 (tonnes) | 1,035 | 304,286 | 0.340 |
| Pelagic fish 2005 (tonnes) | 1,743 | 324,465 | 0.537 |
| Shellfish 2005 (tonnes) | 6,317 | 443,537 | 1.424 |
| Total landings 2005 (tonnes) | 9,095 | 1,072,288 | 0.848 |
| Value of landings 2005 (thousands of current dollars) | 46,141 | 2,048,822 | 2.252 |
| Agriculture | |||
| Area of farmland in 1971 (hectares) | 956 | 68,662,444 | 0.001 |
| Area of farmland in 2006 (hectares) | 936 | 67,586,739 | 0.001 |
| Change in area of farmland (percent) | -2.1 | -1.6 | … |
| Farms in 1971 (number) | 108 | 366,128 | 0.029 |
| Farms in 2006 (number) | 28 | 229,373 | 0.012 |
| Change in number of farms (percent) | -74.1 | -37.4 | … |
| Area of cropland in 1971 (hectares) | 344 | 27,828,479 | 0.001 |
| Area of cropland in 2006 (hectares) | 595 | 35,912,247 | 0.002 |
| Change in area of cropland (percent) | 73.2 | 29.0 | … |
| Gross farm sales (excluding forest products) 2005 ( thousands of current dollars) | 1,850 | 42,191,981 | 0.004 |
Land cover classes are aggregated. Forest area
contains all types of forest. ‘Developed land’ includes built-up
areas, lawns, road surfaces, industrial sites and farmsteads. In this ecoregion,
‘exposed land’ refers primarily to sand and gravel beaches and
sand dunes. ‘Other’ refers to unclassified land types due to shadow
and clouds in the satellite imagery. Land cover is based on LANDSAT satellite
data from 1996 to 2003.
Land cover statistics have not been compiled
nationally from this source.
Dependable agricultural land is defined as
land designated as Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 by
the Canada Land Inventory.
Includes natural and applied sciences and related
occupations; occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport; management
occupations; and the category 'occupation - not applicable.'
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