Truro - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 12,059
Population in 2006: 11,765
Population in 2001: 11,457
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
This town:

2.7%
Province:

0.6%

Total private dwellings: 6,262
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 5,756
Land area (km2): 37.63

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

320.5
Nearby towns and cities:

81.0
This town population and dwellings statistics

Other nearby cities

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This town:

19,384 CAD
Nova Scotia:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
This town:

20,134 CAD
Province:

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

19.6%
Province:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this town

Earnings and income details for this town

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

58.7%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Employment rate
Here:

53.6%
Nova Scotia:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
Here:

8.8%
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 Truro

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

45.6
Nova Scotia:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

87.0%
Nova Scotia:

85.0%
Age characteristics of Truro

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 645
Here:

5.7%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 320
This town:

6.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 325
This town:

5.3%
Province:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 130
This town:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 70
This town:

1.3%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 60
Here:

1.0%
Province:

2.7%

Truro Minority Population Characteristics

Truro citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 5,180
This town:

49.4%
Nova Scotia:

57.8%
Male: 2,580
This town:

54.6%
Province:

60.4%
Female: 2,600
Here:

45.1%
Nova Scotia:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 5,310
Here:

50.6%
Province:

42.2%
Male: 2,150
Here:

45.5%
Province:

39.6%
Female: 3,160
This town:

54.9%
Nova Scotia:

44.5%

Truro - Marital Status

Truro marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Truro

Households types in this town

Average family income in this town in 2005

Truro families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this town

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

Language details for Truro

Mobility status in 2006

This town - Place of residence in 2005

Truro - Place of residence in 2001

Truro mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this town

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this town

Federal Corporations In Truro

Notable people related to this town

Noteworthy people born in Truro:
Home town of:
Death place of:
Burial place of:

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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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