Canso - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 806
Population in 2006: 911
Population in 2001: 992
2006 to 2011 population change
This town:  -11.5%
Nova Scotia:  0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:  -8.2%
Nova Scotia:  0.6%

Total private dwellings: 416
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 354
Land area (km2): 5.42

Population density per square kilometre
This town:

148.8
Nearby towns and cities:

17.4
This town population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

12,512 CAD
Province:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

15,858 CAD
Nova Scotia:

22,815 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This town:

11.8%
Nova Scotia:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this town

Earnings and income details for this town

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

44.4%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Employment rate
Here:

37.9%
Province:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
This town:

14.7%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%

Labour force activity in this town

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this town

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 15
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 10
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 10
Here:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Canso citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 410
Here:

59.0%
Province:

57.8%
Male: 200
Here:

58.8%
Province:

60.4%
Female: 205
Here:

57.7%
Province:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 285
This town:

41.0%
Nova Scotia:

42.2%
Male: 130
This town:

38.2%
Province:

39.6%
Female: 150
Here:

42.3%
Nova Scotia:

44.5%

This town - Marital Status

Canso marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Canso

Households types in this town

Average family income in Canso in 2005

This town families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this town

First official language spoken in Canso

Mother tongue

Language most often used at work

Language details for Canso

Mobility status in 2006

This town - Place of residence in 2005

Canso - Place of residence in 2001

Canso mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this town

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Canso

Federal Corporations Located in Canso

Federal Corporations In This Town

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

51.0
Province:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

85.9%
Nova Scotia:

85.0%
Age characteristics of Canso

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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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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