Figure 6
Share of population in rural and small town areas declined to 19% in 2006 

Note: Rural and small town refers to the population outside Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) and Census Agglomerations (CAs). Data are tabulated within the boundaries applicable at the time of the given census.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1971 to 2006.
Figure source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Structure and Change in Canada’s Rural Demography: An Update to 2006", Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin, Volume 7, number 7, catalogue number 21-006-X.