Population in 2011: 4,524
Population in 2006: 4,236
Population in 2001: 4,754
Total private dwellings: 2,606
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,021
Land area (km2): 5.15
Population in 2006: 4,236
Population in 2001: 4,754
2006 to 2011 population change
| This town: | 6.8% |
| Nova Scotia: | 0.9% |
2001 to 2006 population change
| Here: |   -10.9% |
| Nova Scotia: |  0.6% |
Total private dwellings: 2,606
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,021
Land area (km2): 5.15
Population density per square kilometre
| Here: | 879.2 |
| Nearby towns and cities: | 17.4 |
Occupation and industry
Participation rate
| Here: | 62.2% |
| Province: | 62.9% |
Employment rate
| Here: | 56.2% |
| Nova Scotia: | 57.2% |
Unemployment rate
| Here: | 9.7% |
| Nova Scotia: | 9.1% |
Earning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005
| Here: | 17,516 CAD |
| Nova Scotia: | 22,608 CAD |
Median income in 2005
| This town: | 20,209 CAD |
| Nova Scotia: | 22,815 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before tax
| This town: | 19.2% |
| Nova Scotia: | 13.8% |
Composition of total income in this town
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Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 1,680
| Here: | 41.7% |
| Province: | 57.8% |
Male: 845
| Here: | 47.7% |
| Province: | 60.4% |
Female: 840
| Here: | 37.3% |
| Nova Scotia: | 55.5% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 2,340
| This town: | 58.1% |
| Nova Scotia: | 42.2% |
Male: 920
| Here: | 52.0% |
| Nova Scotia: | 39.6% |
Female: 1,420
| Here: | 63.0% |
| Province: | 44.5% |
Antigonish - Marital Status
Families and households characteristics
Families Types in this town
Households types in Antigonish
Language
Knowledge of official languages in Antigonish
First official language spoken in this town
Mother tongue
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Mobility status in 2006
Education
Airports inside this town
- Antigonish (St. Martha's Regional Hospital) Heliport (TC LID: CDY5)
Federal Corporations Located in Antigonish
- 6716202 CANADA LIMITED
- 7903235 CANADA INC.
- Antigonish Abattoir Limited
- CANADIAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING INC.
- Celtic Sea Holdings Limited
- CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE
- Eastern Sanitation Limited
- J W B INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED
- M&W Royal Canadian Clean Environment LTD.
- NORTHUMBRIA ACADEMY INC.
- THE SCOTS COLLEGE FUND OF CANADA
Hospitals Located in this town
- St. Martha's Regional Hospital
Radio stations Located in this town
- CFXU-FM (92.5)
- CJFX-AM (98.9)
Universities inside this town
- Saint Francis Xavier University
Noteworthy people related to this town
Noteworthy people born here:- Donald Chisholm (Politician)
- William Miller (Politician)
- Colin Francis MacKinnon (Christian Leader)
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority population
Total: 165
| This town: | 4.0% |
| Province: | 4.2% |
Male: 85
| This town: | 4.7% |
| Nova Scotia: | 4.2% |
Female: 75
| Here: | 3.2% |
| Province: | 4.2% |
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 10
| Here: | 0.2% |
| Nova Scotia: | 2.7% |
Antigonish Minority Population Characteristics
Sports teams in this town
- St. Francis Xavier women's ice hockey (Hockey)
Federal Corporations In Antigonish
- NORTHUMBRIA ACADEMY INC. (208 MAIN STREET, 2F, Directors: ADAM MALCOLM)
- CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE (415 CLOVERVILLE ROAD, RR. #2, Directors: ALLANA BOYD, JAMES MACDONNELL, JEAN HARRISON, KAREN SCHUEGRAF, MARK GABRIEAU, MAURICE SMITH, PETER DOWD, SUE MOXLEY)
- Glen Alpine Consulting Inc. (2343 Highway 7, Directors: David T. MacLeod)
- CLAN CHISHOLM CANADA CORPORATION (188 MAIN STREET, Directors: BILL J.CHISHOLM, CARL CHISHOLM, ELIZABETH CHILSOM, LOYOLA MACDONALD, RODERICK J.CHISHOLM, VAUGHAN CHISHOLM)
- SOPHIA PROVIDENT FUND INC. (45 BAY ST, Directors: ELIZABETH SISTER RIOPELLE, FLORENCE KENNEDY, GENEVIEVE SISTER MCARTHUR, MARY MACFARLANE, THERESE SISTER LEBLANC)
- ALL CALM AVAILABLE INC. (23 MAIN STREET, Directors: JOHN G WEBB, JOHN T WEBB)
- DEYOUNG HOLDINGS (1983) INC. (372 TAYLOR RD., R.R.7, Directors: CLARENCE G. DEYOUNG, MARY ANN DEYOUNG)
- Co-operative Management Education Co-operative (111 MACKEN ROAD, RR #4, Directors: BOBBIE MCNUTT, DENNIS DETERS, ELGAR NEWSHAM, HEATHER WYATT, JOHN CHAMARD, LEO LEBLANC, NICK ROWE, NICK WIGHT, PETER PODOVINIKOFF, SIDNEY POBIHUSHCHY, TOM DECKER)
- MACGILLIVRAY FUELS LIMITED (33 ADAMS STREET, Directors: DANIEL MACGILLIVRAY, GAETAN MOREL, R. MACGILLIVRAY, ROBERT ELLIOT)
- Celtic Sea Holdings Limited (17 Adam Street, Directors: JEFFREY S. DEE, MICHAEL D. MOORE, Vernon S. Dee)
- 7903235 CANADA INC. (240 Lochaber Rd, Directors: JOHN W BESAW, TTEE)
- CANADIAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING INC. (20 Dolorosa Ave., Directors: BHASKER MUKERJI, RAMARAJ PALANISAMY)
- 7751044 CANADA INC. (17 Adam Street, Directors: Jeffrey Dee)
- 6716202 CANADA LIMITED (78 ELLIOT LANE, Directors: WILLIAM COLIN LOREFICE)
- THE SCOTS COLLEGE FUND OF CANADA (ST-FRANCIS XAVIER UNIV., Directors: ALLAN MACEACHERN, BRIAN MACNEIL, CARL CHISHOLM, DANIEL MACLENNAN, GREGORY MACKINNON, JACK MACISAAC, JOSEPH MACEACHERN, MALCOM MACDONELL, PAUL MACNEIL, RAY HUNTLEY, ROY CAMERON)
Age characteristics
Median age of the population
| This town: | 43.7 |
| Nova Scotia: | 43.7 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
| This town: | 88.9% |
| Province: | 85.0% |
Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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