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Population urban and rural, by province and territory
(Prince Edward Island)
	Total population	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural
	number			% of total population
P.E.I.
1851	62,678	0	62,678	0	100
1861	80,857	7,537	73,320	9	91
1871	94,021	7,872	86,149	8	92
1881	108,891	13,198	95,693	12	88
1891	109,078	14,255	94,823	13	87
1901	103,259	14,955	88,304	14	86
1911	93,728	14,970	78,758	16	84
1921	88,615	19,093	69,522	22	78
1931	88,038	20,385	67,653	23	77
1941	95,047	24,340	70,707	26	74
1951	98,429	24,685	73,744	25	75
1956	99,285	30,470	68,815	31	69
1961	104,629	33,909	70,720	32	68
1966	108,535	39,747	68,788	37	63
1971	111,635	42,780	68,855	38	62
1976	118,225	43,875	74,350	37	63
1981	122,506	44,515	77,991	36	64
1986	126,640	48,285	78,355	38	62
1991	129,765	51,813	77,952	40	60
1996	134,557	59,460	75,097	44	56
2001	135,294	60,675	74,619	45	55
2006	135,851	61,173	74,678	45	55
Note: The rural population for 1981 to 2006 refers to persons living outside centres with a population of 1,000 AND outside areas with 400 persons per square kilometre. Previous to 1981, the definitions differed slightly but consistently referred to populations outside centres of 1,000 population. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1851 to 2006. Last modified: 2009-09-22.

For more statistical information, consult 2006 Census.

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