Table 4
Settlement class structure, 2001 to 2006

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Settlement class structure, 2001 to 2006
  Total Settlement class
Micro (500 to less than 3,000) Small (3,000 to less than 10,000) Medium (10,000 to less than 25,000) Large (25,000 to less than 100,000) Macro (greater than or equal to 100,000)
Settlements staying within same size class (number) 1,323 908 244 85 59 27
Settlements changing size class (number) 39 10 15 12 2 0
Total settlements (number) 1,362 918 259 97 61 27
Settlements remaining within same size class (% of total) 97.1 98.9 94.2 87.6 96.7 100.0
Settlements changing to a new size class (% of total) 2.9 1.1 5.8 12.4 3.3 0.0
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, 2011, special tabulation.
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