Table 2.3
Number and proportion of Francophones in Manitoba within the Francophone population outside Quebec, 1951 to 2006
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Year | French mother tongue | Proportion of Francophones in Manitoba | |
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Manitoba | Canada less Quebec |
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number | percentage | ||
1951 | 54,195 | 721,820 | 7.5 |
1961 | 60,900 | 853,465 | 7.1 |
1971 | 60,485 | 926,295 | 6.5 |
1981 | 51,620 | 923,605 | 5.6 |
1991 | 50,775 | 976,415 | 5.2 |
1996 | 49,100 | 970,205 | 5.1 |
2001 | 45,935 | 980,275 | 4.7 |
2006 | 45,520 | 975,390 | 4.7 |
Notes: The term Francophone refers to the mother tongue. Except for the 1951 to 1971 censuses, multiple responses were equally redistributed among the three main linguistic groups. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1951 to 2006. |
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