Kentville - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 6,094
Population in 2006: 5,815
Population in 2001: 5,610
2006 to 2011 population change
This town:

4.8%
Province:

0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

3.7%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%

Total private dwellings: 2,782
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,660
Land area (km2): 17.35

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

351.2
Nearby towns and cities:

359.0
Kentville population and dwellings statistics

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Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

20,837 CAD
Province:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

21,985 CAD
Nova Scotia:

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

15.6%
Nova Scotia:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this town

Earnings and income details for this town

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This town:

64.6%
Province:

62.9%
Employment rate
This town:

59.7%
Province:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
Here:

7.5%
Province:

9.1%

Labour force activity in Kentville

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this town

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

43.7
Nova Scotia:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

83.6%
Nova Scotia:

85.0%
Age characteristics of Kentville

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 170
Here:

3.0%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 65
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 105
This town:

3.5%
Province:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 45
Here:

0.8%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 15
This town:

0.6%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 25
This town:

0.8%
Province:

2.7%

This town Minority Population Characteristics

Kentville citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 2,865
This town:

56.3%
Province:

57.8%
Male: 1,420
Here:

61.2%
Province:

60.4%
Female: 1,445
Here:

52.2%
Nova Scotia:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 2,225
This town:

43.7%
Nova Scotia:

42.2%
Male: 900
Here:

38.8%
Nova Scotia:

39.6%
Female: 1,330
Here:

48.0%
Nova Scotia:

44.5%

This town - Marital Status

This town marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Kentville

Households types in this town

Average family income in Kentville in 2005

This town families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Kentville

First official language spoken in Kentville

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Kentville

Mobility status in 2006

Kentville - Place of residence in 2005

This town - Place of residence in 2001

Kentville mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this town

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this town

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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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