Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 26,359
Population in 2006: 25,969
Population in 2001: 25,172
2006 to 2011 population change
This city:

1.5%
Province:

0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

3.2%
Province:

0.6%

Total private dwellings: 11,941
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 11,123
Land area (km2): 609.76

Population density per square kilometre
This city:

43.2
Nearby towns and cities:

359.0
Kentville population and dwellings statistics

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Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This city:

63.0%
Province:

62.9%
Employment rate
This city:

58.6%
Nova Scotia:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
This city:

7.0%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%

Labour force activity in Kentville

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Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This city:

20,737 CAD
Province:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

20,947 CAD
Nova Scotia:

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

14.6%
Nova Scotia:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for Kentville

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 700
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 270
Here:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 430
Here:

3.2%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 270
Here:

1.0%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 100
Here:

0.8%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 170
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.7%

This city Minority Population Characteristics

Kentville citizenship and immigration Details

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This city:

44.0
Province:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This city:

84.0%
Province:

85.0%
Age characteristics of this city

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 13,150
Here:

59.4%
Province:

57.8%
Male: 6,565
Here:

62.6%
Nova Scotia:

60.4%
Female: 6,590
This city:

56.5%
Province:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 9,000
Here:

40.6%
Province:

42.2%
Male: 3,920
This city:

37.4%
Nova Scotia:

39.6%
Female: 5,080
This city:

43.5%
Province:

44.5%

Kentville - Marital Status

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Households types in Kentville

Average family income in Kentville in 2005

This city families and households characteristics

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Kentville - Place of residence in 2005

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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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