Windsor, Ontario The changing landscape of Canadian metropolitan areas
Windsor, Ontario

Highlights

• At the CMA level, built-up area increased from 113 km² in 1971 to 258 km² in 2011, an increase of 128%.
• At the CMA-E level, built-up area increased from 138 km² in 1971 to 364 km² in 2011, an increase of 163%.
• In 2011, the natural and semi-natural land class was divided into forest (19%), water (10%) and other (71%).
• From 1971 to 2011, 134 km² of arable land and 24 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, 24.8% was forest, 34.8% was natural land for pasture and 40.4% was classed as other.
• Population in the CMA increased by 23% from 259,546 to 319,246 between 1971 and 2011.
• The number of dwellings in the CMA increased by 85% from 74,307 to 137,098 between 1971 and 2011.

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