Section 2 - Agricultural perspectives from seven censuses, Canada and provinces: census years 1976 to 2006

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Canada

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Canada 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 14,095 16,413 14,679 13,671 16,654 12,600 13,167 4.2 5.2 5.0 4.9 6.0 5.1 5.7
10 to 69 acres 40,573 40,301 35,561 35,216 37,830 33,586 35,355 12.0 12.7 12.1 12.6 13.7 13.6 15.4
70 to 129 acres 44,010 39,691 33,603 32,682 31,427 28,006 26,090 13.0 12.5 11.5 11.7 11.4 11.3 11.4
130 to 179 acres 40,693 38,150 34,544 33,401 33,293 29,283 24,401 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.9 12.0 11.9 10.6
180 to 239 acres 24,262 21,159 18,808 17,161 16,295 14,511 13,104 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.7
240 to 399 acres 52,859 47,081 42,799 39,100 37,461 33,118 28,997 15.6 14.8 14.6 14.0 13.5 13.4 12.6
400 to 559 acres 31,571 27,759 25,193 23,144 21,520 19,543 17,306 9.3 8.7 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.9 7.5
560 to 759 acres 26,616 23,758 21,897 19,983 18,102 16,020 14,035 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.1
760 to 1,119 acres 29,513 27,788 26,294 24,406 21,908 18,949 16,128 8.7 8.7 9.0 8.7 7.9 7.7 7.0
1,120 to 1,599 acres 17,909 18,283 18,637 18,396 17,347 15,281 13,177 5.3 5.7 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.2 5.7
1,600 to 2,239 acres 8,583 9,572 10,696 11,379 11,787 11,128 10,611 2.5 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.6
2,240 to 2,879 acres 3,257 3,637 4,396 4,816 5,306 5,546 5,820 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5
2,880 to 3,519 acres 1,551 1,700 2,156 2,447 2,817 3,197 3,534 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.5
3,520 acres and over 3,060 3,069 3,826 4,241 4,801 6,155 7,648 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.5 3.3
Total 338,552 318,361 293,089 280,043 276,548 246,923 229,373 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Newfoundland and Labrador 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 405 244 180 195 197 147 115 46.1 35.9 27.6 26.9 26.5 22.9 20.6
10 to 69 acres 304 257 271 288 306 262 221 34.6 37.8 41.6 39.7 41.2 40.7 39.6
70 to 129 acres 71 90 71 91 83 78 77 8.1 13.3 10.9 12.6 11.2 12.1 13.8
130 to 179 acres 33 28 32 40 34 30 32 3.8 4.1 4.9 5.5 4.6 4.7 5.7
180 to 239 acres 16 14 34 31 37 34 22 1.8 2.1 5.2 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.9
240 to 399 acres 28 19 27 27 33 36 38 3.2 2.8 4.1 3.7 4.4 5.6 6.8
400 to 559 acres 6 6 10 18 26 22 17 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.5 3.5 3.4 3.0
560 to 759 acres 3 6 10 12 7 13 14 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.5
760 to 1,119 acres 3 6 6 9 7 6 10 0.3 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.8
1,120 to 1,599 acres 1 1 1 2 4 5 7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.3
1,600 to 2,239 acres 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.4
2,240 to 2,879 acres 2 2 2 4 1 2 0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.0
2,880 to 3,519 acres 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2
3,520 acres and over 4 4 4 6 3 2 2 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4
Total 878 679 651 725 742 643 558 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Prince Edward Island

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Prince Edward Island 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 94 149 180 122 156 78 85 2.6 4.7 6.4 5.2 7.0 4.2 5.0
10 to 69 acres 575 423 380 328 372 287 297 15.6 13.4 13.4 13.9 16.8 15.6 17.5
70 to 129 acres 961 735 558 393 348 282 264 26.1 23.3 19.7 16.6 15.7 15.3 15.5
130 to 179 acres 562 457 383 305 233 198 155 15.3 14.5 13.5 12.9 10.5 10.7 9.1
180 to 239 acres 549 414 381 283 223 186 159 14.9 13.1 13.4 12.0 10.1 10.1 9.4
240 to 399 acres 585 577 512 461 380 336 290 15.9 18.3 18.1 19.5 17.1 18.2 17.1
400 to 559 acres 207 217 231 239 225 164 148 5.6 6.9 8.2 10.1 10.1 8.9 8.7
560 to 759 acres 76 87 101 110 110 116 97 2.1 2.8 3.6 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7
760 to 1,119 acres 40 57 67 61 93 94 97 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.6 4.2 5.1 5.7
1,120 to 1,599 acres 18 24 20 34 39 49 45 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.8 2.7 2.6
1,600 to 2,239 acres 5 8 13 16 16 25 25 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.5
2,240 to 2,879 acres 1 3 3 7 10 18 26 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.5
2,880 to 3,519 acres 2 2 3 1 10 9 10 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.6
3,520 acres and over 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1
Total 3,677 3,154 2,833 2,361 2,217 1,845 1,700 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Nova Scotia

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Nova Scotia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 365 422 387 354 459 352 319 6.7 8.4 9.0 8.9 10.3 9.0 8.4
10 to 69 acres 935 894 720 716 898 816 845 17.2 17.7 16.8 18.0 20.2 20.8 22.3
70 to 129 acres 1,078 933 676 613 727 629 568 19.8 18.5 15.8 15.4 16.3 16.0 15.0
130 to 179 acres 681 556 456 404 418 364 328 12.5 11.0 10.6 10.2 9.4 9.3 8.6
180 to 239 acres 649 558 504 452 427 380 353 11.9 11.1 11.8 11.4 9.6 9.7 9.3
240 to 399 acres 899 884 764 694 751 620 609 16.5 17.5 17.8 17.4 16.9 15.8 16.0
400 to 559 acres 416 401 395 371 374 345 345 7.7 7.9 9.2 9.3 8.4 8.8 9.1
560 to 759 acres 205 210 196 189 189 206 183 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.2 5.3 4.8
760 to 1,119 acres 128 111 120 118 125 130 155 2.4 2.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.3 4.1
1,120 to 1,599 acres 51 43 38 43 48 46 51 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3
1,600 to 2,239 acres 13 20 17 13 24 20 23 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6
2,240 to 2,879 acres 9 8 4 3 7 7 9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
2,880 to 3,519 acres 4 3 4 4 1 0 1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
3,520 acres and over 1 2 2 6 5 8 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Total 5,434 5,045 4,283 3,980 4,453 3,923 3,795 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

New Brunswick

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
New Brunswick 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 212 259 270 271 319 202 193 4.7 6.4 7.6 8.3 9.4 6.7 7.0
10 to 69 acres 555 478 382 387 524 473 387 12.2 11.8 10.7 11.9 15.4 15.6 13.9
70 to 129 acres 815 721 527 479 478 421 378 17.9 17.7 14.8 14.7 14.0 13.9 13.6
130 to 179 acres 506 413 342 304 312 267 240 11.1 10.2 9.6 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.6
180 to 239 acres 678 567 458 391 396 328 260 14.9 14.0 12.9 12.0 11.6 10.8 9.4
240 to 399 acres 955 834 771 646 576 546 503 21.0 20.5 21.7 19.9 16.9 18.0 18.1
400 to 559 acres 438 407 402 378 375 326 307 9.6 10.0 11.3 11.6 11.0 10.7 11.1
560 to 759 acres 208 200 199 204 208 225 192 4.6 4.9 5.6 6.3 6.1 7.4 6.9
760 to 1,119 acres 132 114 122 124 125 140 188 2.9 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.7 4.6 6.8
1,120 to 1,599 acres 31 39 49 39 58 61 65 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.3
1,600 to 2,239 acres 13 17 20 18 24 21 39 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.4
2,240 to 2,879 acres 3 8 6 4 5 11 8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3
2,880 to 3,519 acres 4 3 4 6 2 7 6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
3,520 acres and over 1 3 2 1 3 6 10 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4
Total 4,551 4,063 3,554 3,252 3,405 3,034 2,776 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Quebec

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Quebec 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 1,650 2,662 2,067 1,971 2,034 1,660 1,895 3.2 5.5 5.0 5.2 5.7 5.2 6.2
10 to 69 acres 6,835 7,610 6,016 5,922 5,684 4,884 5,188 13.2 15.8 14.5 15.6 15.8 15.2 16.9
70 to 129 acres 12,443 10,435 7,901 7,131 6,304 5,232 4,732 24.1 21.7 19.1 18.7 17.5 16.3 15.4
130 to 179 acres 8,438 7,112 5,806 5,028 4,399 3,636 3,110 16.4 14.8 14.0 13.2 12.2 11.3 10.1
180 to 239 acres 8,182 6,864 6,003 5,359 4,842 4,118 3,535 15.9 14.3 14.5 14.1 13.5 12.8 11.5
240 to 399 acres 9,452 8,605 8,182 7,300 6,977 6,373 5,697 18.3 17.9 19.7 19.2 19.4 19.8 18.6
400 to 559 acres 3,091 3,015 3,205 2,970 2,996 3,022 2,908 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.8 8.3 9.4 9.5
560 to 759 acres 1,012 1,151 1,372 1,368 1,468 1,588 1,595 2.0 2.4 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.9 5.2
760 to 1,119 acres 381 534 661 717 869 1,041 1,175 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.4 3.2 3.8
1,120 to 1,599 acres 73 109 174 220 271 383 507 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.7
1,600 to 2,239 acres 18 31 43 63 98 137 198 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6
2,240 to 2,879 acres 8 7 9 13 21 34 79 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3
2,880 to 3,519 acres 3 1 4 1 7 13 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
3,520 acres and over 1 8 5 13 21 18 24 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total 51,587 48,144 41,448 38,076 35,991 32,139 30,675 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Ontario

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Ontario 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 4,813 5,248 4,390 3,627 4,133 2,860 3,163 5.4 6.4 6.0 5.3 6.1 4.8 5.5
10 to 69 acres 17,857 17,129 14,684 14,269 14,553 12,516 13,690 20.1 20.8 20.2 20.8 21.6 21.0 23.9
70 to 129 acres 23,035 20,319 17,406 17,426 16,120 14,262 12,857 25.9 24.6 23.9 25.4 23.9 23.9 22.5
130 to 179 acres 11,579 10,018 8,799 8,081 7,566 6,531 5,622 13.0 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.2 10.9 9.8
180 to 239 acres 11,200 9,730 8,632 7,689 7,123 6,192 5,472 12.6 11.8 11.9 11.2 10.5 10.4 9.6
240 to 399 acres 12,782 12,022 10,872 9,737 9,504 8,556 7,554 14.4 14.6 15.0 14.2 14.1 14.3 13.2
400 to 559 acres 4,457 4,425 4,140 3,834 4,022 3,936 3,635 5.0 5.4 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.6 6.4
560 to 759 acres 1,782 1,918 1,974 1,986 2,082 2,173 2,175 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.6 3.8
760 to 1,119 acres 900 1,107 1,206 1,257 1,450 1,548 1,640 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.9
1,120 to 1,599 acres 268 371 414 457 590 665 762 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3
1,600 to 2,239 acres 85 101 125 172 219 288 361 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6
2,240 to 2,879 acres 26 39 33 41 79 83 120 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
2,880 to 3,519 acres 7 7 19 31 37 55 66 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
3,520 acres and over 10 14 19 26 42 63 94 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
Total 88,801 82,448 72,713 68,633 67,520 59,728 57,211 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Manitoba

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Manitoba 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 595 773 766 604 824 509 568 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.3 3.4 2.4 3.0
10 to 69 acres 1,848 1,832 1,710 1,673 1,886 1,614 1,629 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.5 7.7 7.7 8.5
70 to 129 acres 1,333 1,475 1,358 1,374 1,403 1,264 1,242 4.2 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.5
130 to 179 acres 3,385 3,024 2,802 2,661 2,566 2,121 1,707 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.1 9.0
180 to 239 acres 943 890 721 703 705 663 605 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.2
240 to 399 acres 6,189 4,975 4,270 3,734 3,264 2,609 2,198 19.3 16.9 15.6 14.5 13.4 12.4 11.5
400 to 559 acres 5,088 4,113 3,429 3,041 2,458 1,989 1,673 15.8 14.0 12.5 11.8 10.1 9.4 8.8
560 to 759 acres 4,604 3,875 3,484 3,076 2,547 2,074 1,710 14.3 13.2 12.7 12.0 10.4 9.8 9.0
760 to 1,119 acres 4,514 4,203 3,914 3,701 3,306 2,748 2,123 14.1 14.3 14.3 14.4 13.6 13.0 11.1
1,120 to 1,599 acres 2,134 2,352 2,493 2,538 2,447 2,198 1,879 6.6 8.0 9.1 9.9 10.0 10.4 9.9
1,600 to 2,239 acres 841 1,123 1,293 1,356 1,464 1,468 1,567 2.6 3.8 4.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.2
2,240 to 2,879 acres 289 387 537 565 696 755 792 0.9 1.3 2.0 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.2
2,880 to 3,519 acres 136 156 238 283 308 417 471 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.3 2.0 2.5
3,520 acres and over 205 264 321 397 509 642 890 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.1 3.0 4.7
Total 32,104 29,442 27,336 25,706 24,383 21,071 19,054 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Saskatchewan

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Saskatchewan 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 387 505 593 383 482 422 431 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.0
10 to 69 acres 956 1,189 1,107 1,186 1,418 1,218 1,254 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.8
70 to 129 acres 786 992 1,006 984 1,144 1,100 1,084 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.4
130 to 179 acres 5,520 5,905 5,509 5,832 5,969 5,529 4,447 7.8 8.8 8.7 9.6 10.5 10.9 10.0
180 to 239 acres 527 541 502 556 673 698 732 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.7
240 to 399 acres 9,894 8,577 7,505 6,898 6,431 5,633 4,698 13.9 12.7 11.8 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.6
400 to 559 acres 9,291 7,718 6,514 5,823 4,870 4,210 3,542 13.1 11.5 10.3 9.6 8.5 8.3 8.0
560 to 759 acres 10,843 9,314 7,939 6,848 5,632 4,565 3,668 15.3 13.8 12.5 11.3 9.9 9.0 8.3
760 to 1,119 acres 14,633 13,510 12,323 11,087 8,977 7,132 5,448 20.6 20.1 19.4 18.2 15.8 14.1 12.3
1,120 to 1,599 acres 9,910 10,012 9,892 9,491 8,671 7,107 5,589 14.0 14.9 15.6 15.6 15.2 14.0 12.6
1,600 to 2,239 acres 4,752 5,190 5,793 6,249 6,425 5,610 5,103 6.7 7.7 9.1 10.3 11.3 11.1 11.5
2,240 to 2,879 acres 1,615 1,858 2,216 2,553 2,776 2,908 2,946 2.3 2.8 3.5 4.2 4.9 5.7 6.6
2,880 to 3,519 acres 692 792 1,034 1,185 1,472 1,647 1,795 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.6 3.3 4.0
3,520 acres and over 1,152 1,215 1,498 1,765 2,055 2,819 3,592 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.9 3.6 5.6 8.1
Total 70,958 67,318 63,431 60,840 56,995 50,598 44,329 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

Alberta

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
Alberta 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 730 910 1,031 1,008 1,511 1,118 1,063 1.2 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.1 2.2
10 to 69 acres 3,548 3,352 3,365 3,420 4,458 4,098 4,593 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 7.6 7.6 9.3
70 to 129 acres 1,930 2,353 2,624 2,728 3,196 3,041 3,262 3.2 4.1 4.5 4.8 5.4 5.7 6.6
130 to 179 acres 8,586 9,023 8,853 9,309 10,167 8,945 7,315 14.0 15.5 15.3 16.3 17.2 16.7 14.8
180 to 239 acres 1,056 1,050 1,111 1,231 1,361 1,388 1,463 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.6 3.0
240 to 399 acres 10,877 9,383 8,726 8,536 8,420 7,299 6,386 17.8 16.2 15.1 14.9 14.3 13.6 12.9
400 to 559 acres 7,947 6,844 6,267 5,911 5,594 4,986 4,209 13.0 11.8 10.8 10.3 9.5 9.3 8.5
560 to 759 acres 7,269 6,404 6,103 5,672 5,363 4,600 3,979 11.9 11.0 10.6 9.9 9.1 8.6 8.0
760 to 1,119 acres 8,172 7,600 7,341 6,825 6,424 5,625 4,807 13.4 13.1 12.7 11.9 10.9 10.5 9.7
1,120 to 1,599 acres 5,038 4,978 5,164 5,188 4,845 4,382 3,924 8.2 8.6 8.9 9.1 8.2 8.2 7.9
1,600 to 2,239 acres 2,634 2,849 3,154 3,232 3,244 3,297 3,012 4.3 4.9 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.1
2,240 to 2,879 acres 1,201 1,222 1,477 1,512 1,590 1,594 1,681 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.4
2,880 to 3,519 acres 640 675 784 859 898 971 1,064 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.2
3,520 acres and over 1,502 1,413 1,777 1,814 1,936 2,308 2,673 2.5 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.3 5.4
Total 61,130 58,056 57,777 57,245 59,007 53,652 49,431 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.

British Columbia

Table 2.1
Farms classified by size of farm, Canada and provinces, census years 1976 to 2006
British Columbia 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Size of farm farms reporting percentage distribution
Under 10 acres 4,844 5,241 4,815 5,136 6,539 5,252 5,335 24.9 26.2 25.3 26.7 29.9 25.9 26.9
10 to 69 acres 7,160 7,137 6,926 7,027 7,731 7,418 7,251 36.8 35.7 36.3 36.6 35.4 36.6 36.5
70 to 129 acres 1,558 1,638 1,476 1,463 1,624 1,697 1,626 8.0 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.4 8.4 8.2
130 to 179 acres 1,403 1,614 1,562 1,437 1,629 1,662 1,445 7.2 8.1 8.2 7.5 7.5 8.2 7.3
180 to 239 acres 462 531 462 466 508 524 503 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.5
240 to 399 acres 1,198 1,205 1,170 1,067 1,125 1,110 1,024 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.2
400 to 559 acres 630 613 600 559 580 543 522 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6
560 to 759 acres 614 593 519 518 496 460 422 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.1
760 to 1,119 acres 610 546 534 507 532 485 485 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4
1,120 to 1,599 acres 385 354 392 384 374 385 348 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.8
1,600 to 2,239 acres 221 232 236 258 272 258 281 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4
2,240 to 2,879 acres 103 103 109 114 121 134 159 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8
2,880 to 3,519 acres 62 60 65 77 79 76 88 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
3,520 acres and over 182 145 197 212 225 286 355 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.8
Total 19,432 20,012 19,063 19,225 21,835 20,290 19,844 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Symbols

  • x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
  • 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  • xxfor confidentiality reasons, data have been combined with those of the preceding size class
  • .. not available for a specific reference period
  • ...not applicable

Source

Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture.