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Population by selected ethnic origins, by province and territory (2006 Census)
(Nova Scotia)
	Total responses	Single responses	Multiple responses
	number
N.S.
Total population	903,090	442,030	461,055
Ethnic origin
British Isles origins	542,135	146,070	396,060
Other North American origins	373,825	201,695	172,135
Canadian	368,940	200,600	168,345
Scottish	288,180	58,415	229,760
English	287,100	62,705	224,395
Irish	195,365	21,125	174,240
European origins	186,100	35,650	150,455
French origins	170,185	25,835	144,355
French	161,990	22,590	139,400
Western European origins	131,505	22,160	109,340
German	101,865	15,790	86,075
Aboriginal origins	48,210	11,670	36,540
North American Indian	38,125	10,485	27,635
Dutch (Netherlands)	37,010	5,570	31,445
Eastern European origins	25,295	4,975	20,320
Southern European origins	25,265	5,880	19,385
Welsh	16,965	1,070	15,895
Acadian	14,375	3,245	11,130
Northern European origins	13,805	1,530	12,280
Italian	13,505	2,510	10,995
Scandinavian origins	12,850	1,390	11,455
British Isles, not included elsewhere	11,805	2,740	9,065
African origins	11,095	4,230	6,870
Polish	10,990	2,280	8,710
Arab origins	10,595	5,625	4,970
Métis	9,555	1,005	8,550
East and Southeast Asian origins	8,160	5,745	2,415
Ukrainian	7,500	1,135	6,365
Lebanese	6,535	2,870	3,665
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2009-07-28.

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