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Population, urban and rural, by province and territory
(Nova Scotia)
	Population	Urban	Rural	Urban	Rural
	number			% of total population
N.S.
1851	276,854	20,749	256,105	7	93
1861	330,857	25,026	305,831	8	92
1871	387,800	32,082	355,718	8	92
1881	440,572	63,542	377,030	14	86
1891	450,396	76,993	373,403	17	83
1901	459,574	129,383	330,191	28	72
1911	492,338	186,128	306,210	38	62
1921	523,837	227,038	296,799	43	57
1931	512,846	231,654	281,192	45	55
1941	577,962	267,540	310,422	46	54
1951	642,584	344,831	297,753	54	46
1956	694,717	399,094	295,623	57	43
1961	737,007	400,512	336,495	54	46
1966	756,039	438,907	317,132	58	42
1971	788,965	447,405	341,560	57	43
1976	828,570	462,590	365,975	56	44
1981	847,442	466,842	380,600	55	45
1986	873,175	471,125	402,050	54	46
1991	899,942	481,508	418,434	54	46
1996	909,282	497,858	411,424	55	45
2001	908,007	507,009	400,998	56	44
2006	913,462	506,932	406,530	56	45
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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