Calgary, Alberta

:This page refers to the city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. For other places with the name Calgary, see Calgary (disambiguation)

Demographics

According the 2001 Statistics Canada federal census, there were 878,866 people living within the City of Calgary proper. Of this population, 49.9 per cent were male and 50.1 per cent were female. Children under five accounted for approximately 6.0 per cent of the resident population of Calgary. This compares with 6.2 per cent in Alberta, and almost 5.6 per cent for Canada overall.

Related Topics:
Statistics Canada - Alberta - Canada

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In 2001, 9.0 per cent of the resident population in Calgary were of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 13.2 per cent in Canada, therefore, the average age is 34.9 years of age comparing to 37.6 years of age for all of Canada.

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In the five years between 1996 and 2001, Calgary's population grew by 15.8. This is contrasted with an increase of 10.3 percent for the province of Alberta. The population density of Calgary averaged 1,252.3 persons per square kilometre, compared with an average of 4.6, for the province.

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• Caucasian: 688,465 or 79.0%
• Chinese: 51,540 or 5.9%
• Other Asian (Including East Indian): 59,295 or 6.8%
• Aboriginal: 19,765 or 2.3%
• Filipino: 16,245 or 1.9%
• Black: 13,370 or 1.5%
• Latin American: 8,525 or 1.0%
• Other: 18,955 or 2.2%

(based on single responses)

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Calgary is the main city of Census Division No. 6 and the Calgary Regional Partnership.

Related Topics:
Census Division No. 6 - Calgary Regional Partnership

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Statistics are from the 2001 Statistics Canada census http://www.statcan.ca/.

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