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

Newfoundland and Labrador

Prince Edward Island

British Columbia

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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
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.

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.