Table 2.1
Population by mother tongue, Manitoba, 1951 to 2006
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Year | Mother tongue | ||||||
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Total | French | English | Other languages |
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number | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
1951 | 776,540 | 54,200 | 7.0 | 467,890 | 60.3 | 254,450 | 32.8 |
1961 | 921,685 | 60,900 | 6.6 | 584,525 | 63.4 | 276,260 | 30.0 |
1971 | 988,245 | 60,485 | 6.1 | 662,130 | 67.0 | 265,630 | 26.8 |
1981 | 1,013,700 | 51,620 | 5.1 | 731,500 | 72.2 | 230,575 | 22.7 |
1991 | 1,079,390 | 50,775 | 4.7 | 793,325 | 73.5 | 235,285 | 21.8 |
1996 | 1,100,295 | 49,100 | 4.5 | 822,260 | 74.7 | 228,940 | 20.8 |
2001 | 1,103,695 | 45,935 | 4.2 | 831,815 | 75.4 | 225,950 | 20.5 |
2006 | 1,133,515 | 45,515 | 4.0 | 845,595 | 74.6 | 242,400 | 21.4 |
Notes: Except for the 1951 to 1971 censuses, multiple responses were equally redistributed among the three main linguistic groups. Due to the random rounding of numbers, some totals may not correspond to the sum of the numbers presented in the table. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1951 to 2006. |
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