Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia The changing landscape of Canadian metropolitan areas
Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia

Highlights

• At the CMA level, built-up area increased from 18 km² in 1971 to 139 km² in 2011, an increase of 669%.
• At the CMA-E level, built-up area increased from 60 km² in 1971 to 382 km² in 2011, an increase of 537%.
• In 2011, the natural and semi-natural land class was divided into forest (81%), water (7%) and other (12%).
• From 1971 to 2011, 109 km² of arable land and 130 km² of natural and semi-natural land were lost to settled area.
• Of the natural and semi-natural land converted to settled area from 1971 to 2011, 66.8% was forest, 29.5% was natural land for pasture and 3.7% was classed as other.
• Population in the CMA increased by 309% from 41,602 to 170,191 between 1971 and 2011.
• The number of dwellings in the CMA increased by 441% from 11,799 to 63,821 between 1971 and 2011.

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